Virginity (1937)
The doomed love of a city girl caught in the vise of poverty is detailed in Vavra’s fluid, romantic work, one of the most elegant creations of the Czech Modernist era... The film lingers over its characters’ habitats and haunts, finding psychological truths in what each owns or desires, and countering every Hollywood-ready scene of gleaming restaurants and dazzling penthouses with realist moments of employment lines and crammed flats. Vavra’s classical camerawork and aura of romantic defeatism give Virginity a force comparable to the master of this genre, Hollywood’s Frank Borzage. (BAM/PFA)
Director: Otakar Vávra
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 83 min
Release Date: November 4, 1937
Cast
- Lída Baarová - Hana Poláčková
- Jaroslava Skorkovská - Hanina matka
- František Kreuzmann - Hanin otčím
- Ladislav Boháč - Pavel Jimeš
- Zdeněk Štěpánek - Josef Nevostrý
- Adina Mandlová - Lili
- Božena Šustrová - Mary
- Jaroslav Průcha - Rudolf Res
- Vítězslav Boček - Hejtmánek
- Bedřich Veverka - MUDr. Mikula
Screenplay
- Marie Majerová (Novel)
- A. J. Urban (Screenplay)
- Antonín Čejka (Lyricist)
- Marie Majerová (Screenplay)
- Otakar Vávra (Screenplay)
Music: Roman Blahník
Cinematography: Jan Roth
Editing: Jan Kohout
Production: Lucernafilm
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Original Language: cs
Keywords
based on novel or book
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Virginity about?
- The doomed love of a city girl caught in the vise of poverty is detailed in Vavra’s fluid, romantic work, one of the most elegant creations of the Czech Modernist era... The film lingers over its characters’ habitats and haunts, finding psychological truths in what each owns or desires, and countering every Hollywood-ready scene of gleaming restaurants and dazzling penthouses with realist moments of employment lines and crammed flats. Vavra’s classical camerawork and aura of romantic defeatism give Virginity a force comparable to the master of this genre, Hollywood’s Frank Borzage. (BAM/PFA)
- Who directed Virginity?
- Virginity was directed by Otakar Vávra.
- Who stars in Virginity?
- Virginity stars Lída Baarová, Jaroslava Skorkovská, František Kreuzmann, Ladislav Boháč, Zdeněk Štěpánek, Adina Mandlová.
- How long is Virginity?
- Virginity has a runtime of 1h 23m (83 minutes).
- What genre is Virginity?
- Virginity is a Drama film.
- Where was Virginity produced?
- Virginity was produced in Czechoslovakia.