The May Fairy Explained
| The May Fairy |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Karl Anton |
| Starring: | Ferdinand Kaňkovský
Anna Opplová |
| Cinematography: | Václav Vích |
| Studio: | Elektajournal |
| Distributor: | Julius Schmitt |
| Runtime: | 115 minutes |
| Country: | Czechoslovakia |
| Language: | Silent
Czech intertitles |
The May Fairy (Czech: Pohádka máje) is a 1926 Czech silent romance film directed by Karl Anton based on a Vilém Mrštík's novel. It is credited with helping to introduce the tradition of lyricism in Czech cinema.[1] It was shot in several locations including Prague and Vienna. Another adaptation of the novel was made in 1940 by Otakar Vávra.
Cast
- Ferdinand Kaňkovský as Forester
- Anna Opplová as Forester's Wife
- Anita Janová as Helenka
- Jarmila Horáková as Gusta
- Berta Reifová as Albína
- George Voskovec as Ríša
- Ludvík Veverka as Ríša's Friend
- Antonín Marek as Priest
- Betty Kysilková as Priest's Housekeeper
- Božena Svobodová as Ríša's Landlady
- Mary Jansová as Waiter
- Marie Počepická as Marta
- František Fišer as Jenyš
- Saša Dobrovolná as Jenyš's Mother
- Jindřich Lhoták as Nikolaus von Rittenburg
- Jan Richter as Policeman
- Ladislav H. Struna as Pimp
- Helena Zmatlíková as Helenka
Release
The film was reconstructed in 2005 and re-released in cinemas with live music by Neuvěřitelno.[2]
Notes and References
- Book: Bock, Hans-Michael. Hans-Michael Bock. Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. 2009. 15. 1571816550. j.ctt1x76dm6.
- Web site: Pohádka máje. Filmový přehled. NFA. 24 February 2020. cs.
