Affairs of My Wife
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1972Production year
1972Premiere
16 March 1973Runtime
87 minDirector
Vladimír ČechCategory
povídkový filmGenre
comedy, crime, short-storyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Aféry mé ženyCzech title
Aféry mé ženyEnglish title
Affairs of My Wifepovídkový film
Affairs of My WifeSummary
Detective stories were a genre that provided a rare opportunity for avoiding the censor’s beady eye in the early days of the post-1968 “normalisation”. And the talents of screenwriter Zdenek Zaoral and highly experienced director Vladimír Čech ensured that Affairs of My Wife, made in 1972, has remained a timeless refreshment for the viewer. The heroine of the narrative comedy is amateur sleuth Adéla Neradová, a physician by profession, charmingly performed by Libuše Švormová. With the help of her photographer husband Petr, played by Jiří Vala, Adéla unravels several complicated cases of crime. The first takes place on a train to Paris, the second revolves around an alleged murder in the Prokopské Valley in Prague and the third deals with crime among a travelling funfair community. The film’s appeal is raised by the supporting cast which includes excellent performances by Vladimír Menšík and František Filipovský.
Synopsis
Three short stories.
A photographer Nerad has a sightly and bright wife – the doctor Adéla. Her hobby is solving criminal mysteries.
After some time, the photographer Nerad likes better to engage his wife’s attention to less dangerous matters. Gradually, there are born several children to them...
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Cast
Libuše Švormová
MUDr. Adéla Neradová
Jiří Vala
fotograf Petr Nerad, Adélin muž
Josef Langmiler
kriminalista major Ing. Bušek
Vladimír Menšík
vedoucí výpravy turistů Oskar Sedlák
Eduard Kohout
profesor Kulíšek
František Filipovský
seladon dr. Přikryl
Světla Amortová
Doudová
Oldřich Velen
filmový scenárista Milan Tajer
Minerva Daly /ž/
Minerva Smith, Tajerova milenka
Nina Jiránková
Pešlová
Jitka Zelenohorská
Kavanová
Libuše Matějová
Milena
Valerie Chmelová
volejbalistka Alenka
Josef Chvalina
lékař, Adélin kolega
Jiřina Bílá
průvodčí ve vlaku
Bohumil Koška
kriminalista
Gustav Heverle
číšník v jídelním voze
Eva Lorenzová
volejbalistka
Dáša Neblechová
vedoucí volejbalistek
Zdeněk Skalický
Tajerův komplic
Josef Beyvl
bývalý námořník Nedoma
Vladimír Hlavatý
bývalý cirkusový klaun Josef Krystl
Jiří Lír
reportér Viktor Jelínek
Dagmar Ouřadová
Voice by Jana Drbohlavová
Ludmila Šlechtová, Jelínkova snoubenka
Jana Hlaváčová
učitelka Zuzana Tůmová, Krystlova nevlastní dcera
František Vicena
archeolog Mládek, Zuzanin milenec
Miloš Vavruška
kriminalista
Miroslav Homola
starý pivař
Vlasta Kleinová
Krystlova žena
Zdena Burdová
servírka Hanička
František Miroslav Doubrava
podpraporčík VB
Hana Čížková
sekretářka v redakci
Zdeněk Braunschläger
Blažíček
Monika Hálová
Broňa Zajíčková, neteř Neradových
Zdeněk Kryzánek
kolotočář Max Kubeš
Eva Jiroušková
Milena, Maxova žena
Ladislav Trojan
Jaroslav Ungr, oběšenec ve mlýně
Josef Hlinomaz
vyvolávač Hubert
Václav Kotva
drážní dozorčí Karel Zajíček, Adélin bratr
Edita Dindělová
Kryštofová
Vladimír Bičík
Ferda
Karel Effa
kostlivec v Čertově mlýně
Ivo Niederle
Drákula v Čertově mlýně
Mirko Musil
chemik
Jan Hrušínský
výrostek na kolotoči
Blanka Křížová
Neradova společnice
Karel Vondrák
bezhlavý rytíř
Dimitrij Turčaninov
zaměstnanec lunaparku
Jan Zetek
muž s příčeskem
Vít Pešina
celník
Zuzana Talpová
Viktorová
J. Syllaba
Rýbrcoul
J. Baxová
prodavačka v kiosku
Š. Bellerová
kráska
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Jan Petrů, Václav Pošta, Jiří Žůček
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Special Effects
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Antonín Navrátil, Vladislav Špidra
Unit Production Manager
Alena Koubová
Consultant
Cooperation
Eva Truchlá (klapka), Josef Janoušek (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)
Songs
Marion
Song Composer Jan Volkov
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Voldán
Singer Josef Beyvl
Production info
Original Title
Aféry mé ženy
Czech Title
Aféry mé ženy
English Title
Affairs of My Wife
Category
povídkový film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy, crime, short-story
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1972
Production Year
1972
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 6 March 1972
start of filming 16 March 1972
technical Screenplay approved 26 May 1972
end of filming 19 October 1972
projection approval 8 November 1972
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1986
Premiere
premiere 1 March 1973 /suitable for youths/ (kino Lucerna, Praha)
premiere 16 March 1973 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Karla Copa, Karel Cop (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
87 min
Original length in metres
2 460 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, French
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
