The Seed of Love

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1928

Production year

1928

Premiere

10 May 1929

Runtime

99 min

Category

film

Genre

melodrama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Pramen lásky

Czech title

Pramen lásky

English title

The Seed of Love

Parallel title

Láska kvete v každém věku

English parallel title

Love Blossoms at Any Age

Synopsis

Eliška, at the wish of her parents, marries a wealthy businessman. When she becomes widowed, she fondly remembers her first love, Jiří Světlý who, disillusioned by her marriage to the factory owner, had left for America and assumed the name George Light. Eliška has a weak heart and she goes with her niece Helenka to a sanatorium in Poděbrady. There the student Jiří Světlý falls in love with Helenka and Eliška has to deter the advances of the wealthy businessman Bumbrlíček and the comical professor Laťka. George Light also appears in Poděbrady with a group of Czech-Americans. He seeks out Eliška and asks for her hand in marriage. At the same time he asks for Helenka's hand for Jiří Světlý, who is, in fact George's nephew.

Note

The film contains documentary shots of mineral water being bottled in a factory. The film itself was made with the support of the Poděbrady spa and its simple plot promotes spa treatments. Only part of the film has survived.

Cast

Zdena Listová

Eliščina neteř Helenka

Roman Roda-Růžička

student PhC. Jiří Světlý

Otto Zahrádka

Čechoameričan George Light

Jindřich Plachta

profesor Jeremiáš Laťka

Josef Šváb-Malostranský

velkoobchodník Emanuel Bumbrlíček

Milka Balek-Brodská

továrníkova hospodyně Fifi Kobližková

Jiřina Sengrová

pokojská v hotelu

Vendelín Buk

majitel krejčovského salonu Kazimír Koukal

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Karel Driml

Screenplay

Karel Driml

Director of Photography

Josef Kokeisl, Jan Stallich

Production Designer

Alois Mecera

Production info

Original Title

Pramen lásky

Czech Title

Pramen lásky

English Title

The Seed of Love

Parallel Title

Láska kvete v každém věku

English Parallel Title

Love Blossoms at Any Age

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

melodrama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1928

Production Year

1928

Production specifications

date of censorship 30 January 1929

Premiere

premiere 10 May 1929 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Metro /1 týden/, Praha)

Production

Josef Kokeisl

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Josef Kokeisl

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

99 min

Original length in metres

2 820 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech