Her Step-Daughter
Typology
featureCzech title
Její pastorkyněRuntime
81Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1938Production year
1938Premiere
11.03.1938Language version
CzechDirector
Miroslav CikánScreenplay
Otakar VávraSynopsis
The widowed daughter-in-law of old woman Buryjovka, known as Kostelnička, is proud of her pretty and well-bred adopted daughter Jenůfa. Both of the old woman's grandsons - her actual one Števa and her slightly neglected step-grandson Laco - take a fancy to the young girl. Skirt-chaser Števa seduces Jenůfa and she becomes pregnant. Laco, who suspects nothing, out of jealousy disfigures Jenůfa's face with a knife. Števa no longer wants to hear any talk about a wedding; he seduces another girl, the magistrate's daughter Karolka. Kostelnička makes it known everywhere that Jenůfa has left for employment in Vienna, and she locks her up in a closet so that no one will learn of her disgrace. Jenůfa gives birth to a son. The only one who goes to inquire about Jenůfa is Laco. He discovers by accident where the girl is and learns of everything. Even like this he is willing to marry her. When Jenůfa comes down with a high fever, Kostelnička takes advantage of the situation and carries off the child. She tells the recovered Jenůfa that the child has died. On the day of Jenůfa's wedding with Laco the people discover under the ice the small corpse of an infant. The desperate Jenůfa recognizes her child by his clothes. Kostelnička, whom false pride has led all the way to murder, confesses to her crime. Laco stays with Jenůfa. Karolka, who was to have married Števa, refuses the bridegroom, who is to blame for the entire tragedy.
Note
This theme had already been treated in a Czech film under the title Her Stepdaughter (Dir: Rudolf Měšťák, 1929).
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Cast
Marie Ptáková
výměnkářka stařenka Buryjovka
Leopolda Dostalová
Kostelnička Buryjovka, stařenčina snacha
Marie Glázrová
Jenufa, pastorkyně kostelničky
Ladislav Boháč
Laca Klemeň
Jiří Dohnal
Števa Buryja, Lacův nevlastní bratr
Jaroslav Vojta
rychtář
Hermína Vojtová
rychtářova žena
Vlasta Hrubá
Karolka, dcera rychtářových
Vilém Pfeiffer
čeledín
Jaroslav Marvan
c. a k. plukovní doktor
Ella Nollová
selka Kolušina
Filip Dávidík
pasáček Jano
Milada Smolíková
selka
Anči Pírková
selka
Elsa Vetešníková
selka
Jiří Schreinzer
sedlák
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Gabriela Preissová (Její pastorkyňa – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Camera
Production Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
Ladisla Rutte (národopis)
Music
Music Composed by
Songs
Konopa, konopa, zelená konopa, A já musím byť voják, Vinšujem ti, kamarádko
Singer
Marie Glázrová (Konopa, konopa, zelená konopa), Jiří Dohnal (A já musím byť voják), ženský sbor (Vinšujem ti, kamarádko)
Production info
Original Title
Její pastorkyně
English Title
Her Step-Daughter
Copyright
1938
Production Year
1938
Premiere
11.03.1938
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Versions
Czech