Drama ·History · Czechoslovakia · 1955 · 1h 45m

From My Life

Z mého života

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Director
Václav Krška
Cast
Karel Höger as Bedřich Smetana Zdenka Procházková as Bettyna, Smetana's wife Jaromír Spal as writer Jan Neruda Bedřich Karen as dr. Ladislav Rieger Vlasta Fialová as paní Fröjda Oldřich Lukeš as Karel Sabina
Crew
Ferdinand Pečenka — Director of Photography Jan Kohout — Editor Jiří Mařánek — Screenplay Václav Krška — Screenplay Jaroslav Beránek — Screenplay Jiří Mařánek — Novel
Synopsis

The film, in individual episodes, captures the fate of Bedřich Smetana from 1856 until the end of his life, from his young years until the moment when, exhausted by human and artistic hardship, he sees the fulfillment of his great dream, the opening of the National Theatre.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookcomposerbiography19th century
Key Collaborators
Václav Krška Director Ferdinand Pečenka Director of Photography Jan Kohout Editor Jiří Mařánek Screenplay Václav Krška Screenplay Jaroslav Beránek Screenplay Jiří Mařánek Novel Bohuslav Kulič Production Design Fernand Vácha Costume Design
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