A Local Romance
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1957Production year
1957Premiere
9 May 1958Runtime
98 minDirector
Zbyněk BrynychCategory
filmGenre
narrativeTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Žižkovská romanceCzech title
Žižkovská romanceEnglish title
A Local RomanceWorking title
Sbohem, smutku!Synopsis
The plasterer Mirek Helebrandt and the post-office car driver Helena Dobiášová meet over a minor car crash. Mirek is after Helena a lot, however, the girl's behaviour is restrained. She hides from him that she is a single mother with a little son, who is sometimes cared for by her uncle. Also the young waitress Jana falls in love with Mirek. Helena is invited for lunch at Mirek's parents. Before that, Mirek visits her for the first time in her appartment. When Helena explains that the boy in the photograph is her son, Mirek is taken by surprise and rejects her explanation that she was too young when she delivered the child. In the evening, Mirek gets drunk at a dancing party. After all the guests leave, Jana reveals to him her feelings. In that instance the young man realizes that Helena used to be equally confused and as much in love as Jana today. He goes back to Helena who was even considering leaving her son at her uncle's for ever. The son, little Petřík, returns home. Seeing a strange man in the appartment, he turns away and runs off. Helena runs out to the street to catch him and Mirek joins her.
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Cast
Renata Olárová
řidička Helena Dobiášová
Jiří Vala
fasádník Mirek Helebrandt
Hanuš Bor
Petřík, Helenin syn
Jana Brejchová
servírka Jana
Eduard Cupák
fasádník Cína
Stanislav Neumann
fasádník děda Vališ
František Kreuzmann
číšník Helebrandt, Mirkův otec
Valentina Thielová
Helenina sousedka Kalousová
Milada Smolíková
prodavačka Helebrandtová, Mirkova matka
Jiří Dohnal
veterinář MVDr. Tachezy
Václav Poláček
strýc Tylínek
František Miroslav Doubrava
Sláva Luňáček, Mirkův kamarád
Václav Lohniský
garážmistr Rudolf Poláček
Ema Skálová
Věra, Poláčkova žena
Eva Svobodová
Jarošová, Helenina sousedka
Ludmila Roubíková
Jonášová, Helenina sousedka
Vlasta Janečková
pošťačka Hanka
Georgis Skalenakis
Kalous
Antonín Novotný
řidič Karel Freit
Václav Všelicha
hluchý soused Robert Jaroš
Růžena Lysenková
Helenina sousedka Stárková
Eva Jiroušková
Eva, manželka Slávy Luňáčka
Svatopluk Skládal
sázející fanda fotbalu
Oleg Reif
Standa z garáží
Josef Skrčený
železničář
Ladislav Krečmer
příslušník SNB na úřadě
Jan Čuřík
otec Niké
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Lenka Němečková, Vladimíra Čečetková
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Script Editor
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín), Orchestr Karla Krautgartnera (Music Conducted by Karel Krautgartner)
Songs
Sbohem, smutku
Songwriter Jiří Sternwald
Writer of Lyrics Pavel Kohout
Singer Jiří Vala
Production info
Original Title
Žižkovská romance
Czech Title
Žižkovská romance
English Title
A Local Romance
Working Title
Sbohem, smutku!
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
narrative
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1957
Production Year
1957
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 24 April 1957
technical Screenplay approved 22 June 1957
start of filming 30 August 1957
end of filming 10 November 1957
projection approval 25 March 1958
Premiere
preview 2 May 1958 (kino Sevastopol /1 týden/, Praha)
premiere 9 May 1958 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Moskva /4 týdny/, Flora /1 týden/, Aero /1 týden/, Kyjev /1 týden od 16. 5./ a Oko /1 týden od 30. 5./, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Hostivař
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Šmída – Kunc, František Břetislav Kunc (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Bohumil Šmída (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
98 min
Original length in metres
2 777 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
