The Moravanka Band’s Been Kidnapped

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1982

Production year

1982

Premiere

1 August 1983

Runtime

77 min

Director

Milan Muchna

Genre

music, comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Únos Moravanky

Czech title

Únos Moravanky

English title

The Moravanka Band’s Been Kidnapped

Summary

Musician Vašek Pivoňka (Bronislav Poloczek) decides to reform his old village brass outfit Kulatěnka. Pivoňka’s dream is to be the equal of the famous brass band Moravanka. But naturally that proves to be harder than any of the enthusiastic amateurs imagined. When the help of Prague musician Standa fails to do the trick, the desperate musicians hatch a plan to kidnap the members of Moravanka and perform in their place... This light-hearted folk comedy was filmed in 1982 by director Milan Muchna, and utilises the popularity and music of the real-life popular brass band Moravanka. Luďek Sobota plays Standa, a man who eases his shredded nerves by working in a pig farm coop. Jiří Lábus, Jan Paulová and Lubomír Kostelka play some of the quirky village folk.

Synopsis

The popular brass band Moravanka performs at a village jamboree. Vaek Pivoňka, bandmaster of the local brass band named Kulatěnka, which has broken up, decides to put it together again. The village musicians are sceptical in the beginning but later vigorously start rehearsing. Trying to organize themselves, they are helped by Standa, a boy from Prague who is trying to heal his nerves by working in a local piggery. He is very fond of the teacher Olina. A young wine-grower Járin, called Šišák, tries to mesmerize singer Evica Kocourková in turn. She is, however, guarded by her father as the apple of his eye. Before the band starts performing in public, it must succeed in front of an approval committee - but fails. The disappointed musicians play just for themselves at a railway station and are instantly doing great. Standa has an idea of how to make Kulatěnka succeed even without the committee's approval. The Moravanka's concert is to be held in the nearby village of Nechvalín. The members of Kulatěnka fake a car accident on the road and reroute the bus with the Moravanka group to their village. There, they welcome them with wine and lock them in a wine cellar, subsequently leaving to Nechvalín to perform there as Moravanka. But the locked musicians manage to escape and get to the village just as the concert is beginning. The music of both groups then sounds through the summer amphitheatre. There is, however, a electricity blackout. People panic and rush to get outside. At that instant, the resourceful Evica, with great presence of mind, starts singing and Moravanka joins her. The audience calms down and Moravanka's concert continues. It is early morning and the members of Kulatěnka return home. They watch the bus with Moravanka from a distance and realize that they must practice for a long time in order to be as good as their best example.

Photos

hudebník

Vladimír Wenzel

hudebník

Jan Zouhar

hudebník

Crew and creators

Director

Milan Muchna

Second Unit Director

Milan Klacek

Assistant Director

Zdeněk Podhola

Unit Production Manager

Ludmila Venclíková, Milan Štěch

Unit Production Manager

Irena Sedláčková

Consultant

dr. Jaroslav Petr, František Pokorný

Cooperation

Lenka Mojžíšová (klapka), Miroslav Jirsa (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří F. Svoboda

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín), skupina Moravanka (Music Conducted by Jan Slabák)

Songs

Javorina

Singer skupina Moravanka

Nedaleko od Trenčína

Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer skupina Moravanka

Už v Kyjově zvonijú

Singer skupina Moravanka

Vysoký jalovec

Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer skupina Moravanka

Co se ně na mojej ženě lúbí

Song Composer lidová píseň
Writer of Lyrics Dominik Strouhal
Singer skupina Moravanka

Keď rozkvete bílá růža

Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer Jana Paulová [dab]

Větersků dolinů

Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer Jana Paulová [dab]

Seděla jsem v okénečku

Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer Jana Paulová [dab]

Také sa mi dievča páčí

Song Composer lidová slovenská píseň
Singer Luděk SobotaJiří Lábus

Slovácký pochod

Klekánica

Writer of Lyrics Ondřej Přikryl
Singer Iva Bittová

Kúpala sa Katarína

Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer Jana Paulová [dab]Luděk SobotaJiří Lábus

V rychtárovej studni

Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer sbor

Od Buchlova

Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer Jana Paulová [dab]

My jsme Valaši

Singer sbor

Boršická polka

Song Composer Josef Řepa
Writer of Lyrics Josef Řepa
Singer sbor

Kyjovští mládenci

Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer skupina Moravanka

Před našim je křížek

Song Composer lidová píseň
Singer skupina Moravanka

V tej Milotskej bažantnici

Song Composer Jan Slabák
Writer of Lyrics lidová píseň
Singer skupina Moravanka

V hornom koncu svítá

Singer Jana Paulová [dab]

S kým si já vínko dám

Song Composer Jiří F. Svoboda
Writer of Lyrics Václav Babula
Singer skupina Moravanka

Production info

Original Title

Únos Moravanky

Czech Title

Únos Moravanky

English Title

The Moravanka Band’s Been Kidnapped

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

music, comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1982

Production Year

1982

Production specifications

withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1988

Premiere

premiere 1 August 1983 /inaccessible for youths/

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Copyright Holders

Státní fond audiovize

Studio

Hostivař

Distribution

Ústřední půjčovna filmů

Creative Group

3. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupina, Václav Erben (vedoucí 3. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupiny)

Sales

Národní filmový archiv, Obchodní oddělení

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

77 min

Original length in metres

2 193 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

The Moravanka Band’s Been Kidnapped

Country

Copyright

Production year

Premiere

Runtime

Director

Category

Genre

Typology

Original title

Czech title

English title

Summary

Synopsis

Photos

Cast

Jiří Hladký

Karel Bodnár

Milan Krejčík

soubor Moravanka

Jan Slabák

Jiří Helán

Josef Šmukař

Vendula Práglová

Jarka Kachyňová

Jan Obrda

Jana Tomková

Antonín Roesenkranz

Olga Váňová-Světelská

Helena Valentová

Michaela Srbová

Zuzana Pehlová

Hana Hostková

Jan Hlaváček

Josef Havelka

Josef Leicher

Vladimír Pfeffer

Jaroslav Pajinčík

Josef Palouček

Pavel Pálenský

Stanislav Šimek (2)

Vladimír Wenzel

Jan Zouhar

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

Assistent Production Designer

Set Designer

Costume Designer

Costumes

Make-Up Artist

Film Editor

Assistant Film Editor

Sound Designer

Stunts

Production Manager

Unit Production Manager

Unit Production Manager

Consultant

Cooperation

Music

Music Composed by

Music Performed by

Songs

Javorina

Nedaleko od Trenčína

Už v Kyjově zvonijú

Vysoký jalovec

Co se ně na mojej ženě lúbí