The Bartered Bride
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1933Production year
1933Premiere
27 October 1933Runtime
134 minDirector
Svatopluk Innemann (režie filmu), Jaroslav Kvapil (režie filmu a operního představení), Emil Pollert (režie operního představení)Category
filmGenre
operaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Prodaná nevěstaCzech title
Prodaná nevěstaEnglish title
The Bartered BrideSynopsis
Mařenka, the daughter of the farmer Krušina, and the poor stable boy Jeník, are in love. The matchmaker Kecal has already chosen another husband for Mařenka, the stammering son of farmer Mícha, Vašek. Mařenka's father had once bound himself to giving his daughter to Mícha's son alone. Kecal therefore offers Jeník three hundred gold pieces to give up his bride. Jeník agrees to the deal. No-one, however, knows that Jeník is Mícha's son from his first marriage who had gone off into the world in his youth. Mařenka despairs and finally decides to marry Vašek. Then a group of comedians arrives in the village and Vašek immediately falls for Esmeralda and promises to dress up as the bear. Kecal calls the villagers together to announce Mařenka's forthcoming marriage to Vašek. It is then discovered that Jeník is Mícha's son and therefore, in accordance with Krušina's promise, has the same rights to Mařenka as Vašek. The bear comes running up and Vašek peeks out of the bearskin. It is clear that he is not ready for marriage and the Krušina and Mícha families give Mařenka and Jeník their blessing.
Note
This theme had already been treated in a Czech film under the same title (Dir: Max Urban, 1913 and Oldřich Kmínek, 1922).
Photos
Cast
Jan Konstantin
sedlák Krušina
Dobroslava Sudíková
Ludmila, Krušinova žena
Ota Horáková
Mařenka, dcera Krušinových
Vladimír Tomš
venkovský chasník Jeník
Josef Celerin
sedlák Mícha
Marta Krásová
Háta, druhá Míchova žena
Jaroslav Gleich
Vašek, syn Míchových
Emil Pollert
dohazovač Kecal
Karel Hruška
principál komediantů
Blanka Svobodová
Esmeralda, dcera principála
Hanuš Thein
Indián
Marie Nešporová
tanečnice
Josef Müller (2)
paňáca
Josef Loskot
vesničan
Maximillian B. Stýblo
vesničan
Crew and creators
Director
Svatopluk Innemann (režie filmu), Jaroslav Kvapil (režie filmu a operního představení), Emil Pollert (režie operního představení)
Based on
Bedřich Smetana (Prodaná nevěsta – opera), Karel Sabina (Prodaná nevěsta – libreto k opeře)
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Art Director
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf), František Rubáš (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr Národního divadla (Music Conducted by Jožka Charvát)
Choreographer
Production info
Original Title
Prodaná nevěsta
Czech Title
Prodaná nevěsta
English Title
The Bartered Bride
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
opera
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1933
Production Year
1933
Production specifications
date of censorship 10/1933 (kulturně-výchovný)
date of censorship 09/1938 (konec povolení k promítání 1943)
date of censorship 13 January 1941 (kulturně-výchovný; konec povolení k promítání 31. 3. 1942 /pouze pro uzavřená dětská představení/)
date of censorship 06/1941
date of censorship 15 June 1942 (konec povolení k promítání 30. 6. 1943)
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1943
Premiere
premiere 27 October 1933 /suitable for youths/ (kino Avion /2 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 01/1941 /suitable for youths/ (pouze pro uzavřená dětská představení)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
134 min
Original length in metres
3 823 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, sung
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
