Lída Baarová - Collection 2 (4DVD) - DVD

The Girl with a Devil Inside
directed by: Karel Anton, 1933, 92 min, b/w
starring: F. Smolík, L. Baarová, L. Veverka, P. Trojan, L. Hermanová, M. Zieglerová, S. Svozilová, S. Razov
Womanising factory owner Kaliba starts frequenting a fencing club, where he meets Zdeněk Hradil, the secretary of a transport company. When Kaliba's wife Irena arrives at the club, sparks fly between her and the secretary. She decides to accept Hradil's invitation for a date. Making up an excuse about visiting her aunt, she sets off.
This film features many cheerful songs that will capture your heart. What's more, it offers a rare opportunity to see and hear the legend of Czech operetta, Mařenka Zieglerová. This lady rarely appeared in films; here she plays the role of a Russian owner of a massage parlour.
SUBTITLES: Czech for the hearing impaired

Lelíček in the Service of Sherlock Holmes
directed by: Karel Lamač, 1932, 88 min, b/w
starring: V. Burian, M. Frič, F. Bulín, L. Baarová, E. Jansenová, T. Pištěk, Č. Šlégl, Z. Rogoz, E. Fiala, J. Sviták, E. Šlégl
Sherlock Holmes is once again faced with a difficult task. He must find a double for King Ferdinand XXIII, one who is his spitting image and can stand in for him, especially during public appearances where he is threatened by anarchist attacks. By chance, he discovers a photograph in a Czech newspaper of a man who looks exactly like Ferdinand. That man is František Lelíček, who is up to his neck in debt and hounded by creditors at every turn.
SUBTITLES: Czech for the hearing impaired

The Masked Lover
directed by: Otakar Vávra, 1940, 91 min, b/w
starring: L. Baarová, G. Nezval, L. Pešek, J. Steimar, J. Šejbalová, R. Deyl st., K. Černý, A. Kassuk, J. Konůpková, K. Hradilák
At a masked ball, Leon z Costy meets a beautiful lady who refuses to remove her mask. The woman has suffered a great romantic disappointment and has decided never to fall in love again. However, Leon captivates her so much that she decides to invite him to her home. Blindfolded, he is taken to his lover's house, where they spend the night together. The condition of their meeting, however, is that the lovers will never see each other again. When the beautiful stranger sends him half a ring to signify that she has just given birth to their daughter, Leon is deeply unhappy and volunteers for the war. Gravely wounded, he finds himself in a countess's castle, unaware that she is his unknown masked lover.
SUBTITLES: Czech for the hearing impaired

The Arsonist's Daughter
directed by: Vladimír Borský, 1941, 86 min, b/w
starring: Z. Štěpánek, L. Baarová, R. Nasková, M. Ptáková, K. Höger, F. Smolík, V. Salač, J. Marvan, V. Trégl
Fiddler Valenta is a drunkard. He lives with his three daughters in great poverty. After an argument with her drunken father, the eldest daughter, Rozárka, decides to leave with her sisters for their aunt's in Prague, and the abandoned father sets their house on fire. Rozárka becomes the suspect for the arson, and in an attempt to protect her father, she takes the blame.
The film adaptation differs from the source material, especially in its ending. At the time (and later), it was unacceptable for everyone to go to America to find happiness. František Kožík therefore modified the ending. Otakar Jeremiáš won the National Prize in 1941 for his music for the film.
SUBTITLES: Czech for the hearing impaired