| Such Is Life | |
| Producer: | Carl Junghans |
| Screenplay: | Carl Junghans |
| Music: | Zdeněk Liška (1959 version) |
| Cinematography: | Laszlo Schäffer |
| Editing: | Carl Junghans |
| Studio: | Starfilm |
| Runtime: | 75 min |
| Country: | Czechoslovakia |
| Budget: | 200 000 Kčs |
Such Is Life (Czech: Takový je život) is a 1930 Czech drama film directed by and starring Vera Baranovskaya, Theodor Pištěk and .The German director Carl Junghans was unable to secure funding in his native country, but eventually found an investor in Theodor Pištěk and the movie was made in Czechoslovakia.
The movie follows story of a washerwoman, her lazy husband and her daughter.
The film was well received by critics and audience, however being a silent film in 1930 it couldn't compete with sound films and quickly disappeared from theatres.[1] [2]
For many years the film was considered lost until 1959 when the film was discovered, reconstructed by director Elmar Klos, and new music was created by Zdeněk Liška. In 2016 the film was digitally restored by Czech Film Archive. The restored version was first shown at Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna on 29 June 2016.