Vendelin's Purgatory and Paradise

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1930

Production year

1930

Premiere

23 January 1931

Runtime

89 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Vendelínův očistec a ráj

Czech title

Vendelínův očistec a ráj

English title

Vendelin's Purgatory and Paradise

Working title

Vendelínův ráj a očistec

Synopsis

The comedy "Vendelín's Purgatory and Paradise" contains the amusing experiences of the Žemlička family from Prague who are all trying to find a good match for their daughter Amálka. Amálka is a pretty girl and it comes as no surprise that Vendelín Hrom grows fond of her, having met her and her whole family on a Sunday outing. On the way home they all get wet and so Vendelín is invited to the Žemlička's house to dry off; he is given dinner and asked to stay the night. The father and mother think up plans to ensnare the timid Vendelín so that they can marry off their daughter. They succeed after enlisting the help of Theofil Drmola, Vincenc Žemlička's "beer-drinking brother". After the wedding the young couple look forward to moving into their first flat and their new married life. However, the visit of a strange aunt thwarts their plans. Before they discover that the woman is looking for someone else, the rest of the Žemlička family arrive at the new flat. The formerly timid and retiring Vendelín now shows them no mercy and throws them all out.

Cast

Jiří Hron

úředník Vendelín Hrom

Máňa Ženíšková

Amálka Žemličková

Theodor Pištěk

rada v. v. Vincenc Žemlička, Amálčin otec

Helena Monczáková

Karolina Žemličková, Amálčina matka

Béďa Pražský

Frantík Žemlička, Amálčin bratr

František Lašek

Theofil Drmola

Marie Nademlejnská

Betty, Amálčina teta

Milka Balek-Brodská

domovnice Ježicová

Antonín Frič

svatební host

Crew and creators

Based on

Eduard Kučera (Vendelínův očistec a ráj – román)

Director of Photography

Karel Kopřiva

Cooperation

Antonín Frič (fotograf)

Production info

Original Title

Vendelínův očistec a ráj

Czech Title

Vendelínův očistec a ráj

English Title

Vendelin's Purgatory and Paradise

Working Title

Vendelínův ráj a očistec

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1930

Production Year

1930

Production specifications

date of censorship 09/1930

Premiere

premiere 23 January 1931 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Na Slovanech /1 týden/, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Degl a spol.

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

89 min

Original length in metres

2 525 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