Sweet Person
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1941Production year
1941Premiere
4 July 1941Runtime
100 minDirector
Martin FričCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Roztomilý člověkCzech title
Roztomilý člověkEnglish title
Sweet PersonParallel title
Ein netter MenschSynopsis
Editor Viktor Bláha is a man with a great imagination. In order to disturb the calm course of life he is capable of dreaming up the most extraordinary lies. He always discloses his "secret" to somebody trustworthy and is delighted to see how it spreads like wildfire. At the wedding of his former schoolmate Ivan Molenda he tells so many fibs about the bridegroom, just for the fun of it, that he causes the newly weds to fall out. But Viktor meets his match in the shape of the bride's friend Polda, whose imagination is every bit as fertile. But his hoaxing starts to bounce back on himself. He claims to be married and is forced to present his wife. He asks his friend Valtera for help. He goes to the family of the newly weds to put right all the lies he has told. Just as he is telling them he is not married, Valtera comes in with his sister whom he presents as Viktor's wife. Polda, however, sees through this and accepts Viktor's proposal of marriage. But nobody comes to their wedding because they think it is just another hoax.
Note
F. X. Svoboda published the novel Nevinné oči ("Innocent Eyes") in the literary weekly Zvon in 1911. Three years later it appeared in the Complete works of F. X. Svoboda with the title Kašpárek ("Clown"). In 1929 the author turned the story into a play called Jeho nevinné oči ("His Innocent Eyes"). The first performance of the film was held on the 30th of July 1941 on festival Filmové žně in Zlín.
Photos
Cast
Oldřich Nový
Viktor Bláha, redaktor Lokálního hlasatele
Ladislav Pešek
redaktor Jan Valtera
Nataša Gollová
Polda Krušinová
Lída Chválová
Karla Hašková, provdaná Molendová
Theodor Pištěk
stavitel Vitališ Hašek, otec Karly
Ella Nollová
babička Hašková
Raoul Schránil
Ing. Ivan Molenda
Jaroslav Marvan
advokát JUDr. Kouřil
František Filipovský
Jaroslav Stárek, bratranec Karly
Antonín Zacpal
profesor Matoušek
Světla Svozilová
profesorová Matoušková
Zdeňka Baldová
vdova Malá
Blažena Slavíčková
Emilka, dcera Malé
Ferenc Futurista
správce zvířecího útulku J. Fretka
Marie Blažková
továrníková
Karel Hašler
šéfredaktor
Eva Svobodová
Valterova sestra
Bohuš Záhorský
redaktor
Jiří Vondrovič
redaktor
Bedřich Bozděch
redaktor
Josef Bělský
redaktor
Ferdinand Jarkovský
redakční sluha
Bolek Prchal
továrník
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
F. X. Svoboda (Kašpárek – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Václav Dražil, Karel Feix (ředitel výroby)
Consultant
Miroslav Haller (jazykový poradce)
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Miloš Smatek), František Svojík /klavír/, Josef Stelibský /klavírní sólo/
Production info
Original Title
Roztomilý člověk
Czech Title
Roztomilý člověk
English Title
Sweet Person
Parallel Title
Ein netter Mensch
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1941
Production Year
1941
Production specifications
start of filming 21 March 1941
end of filming 04/1941
date of censorship 5 July 1941 (kulturně-výchovný)
projection approval 07/1945 (konec povolení k promítání 31. 12. 1946)
withdrawal from distribution 12/1946
Premiere
premiere 4 July 1941 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Adrie /3 týdny/ a Kapitol /4 týdny/, Praha)
festival premiere 30 July 1941 (2. Filmové žně 1941 Zlín)
renewed premiere 3 August 1945 /unsuitable for youths/
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Nationalfilm (původní 1941), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
100 min
Original length in metres
2 850 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech, German
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 2. Filmové žně 1941 Zlín
1941
Zlín / Czechoslovakia
Nationalfilm
Vítěz
Event: Národní ceny za umění filmové
1941
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Nataša Gollová
