Irča in Her Little Nest

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1926

Production year

1926

Premiere

22 April 1927

Runtime

107 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Film state

lost film

Original title

Irča v hnízdečku

Czech title

Irča v hnízdečku

English title

Irča in Her Little Nest

Synopsis

Newly-weds Irča and Lexa are setting up a home together. Irča, with the help of her loyal maid Anna, cooks her husband lunch for the first time although it causes her a certain amount of difficulty. During a visit from her former classmates, Irča announces that she is pregnant but her husband doesn't know yet. Lexa buys a radio and earths it to the main water tap. In the evening the pair fall asleep with headphones on their heads. While they are asleep their tossing in bed unwittingly turns on the water mains. This causes a flood in the flat and the neighbour's who come over to complain but Lexa pacifies them and even starts flirting with the pretty neighbour which makes Irča jealous. When, the next day, she goes to meet Lexa to the office, she sees him coming out with a pretty colleague and flies into a fury. Irča goes off to her mother's and decides to get a divorce. Her mother calms her down and takes her home. Lexa intensifies her jealousy by announcing he is going next door to have a coffee with the neighbour. Irča starts packing her suitcase and Lexa notices some baby clothing amongst Irča's things. He finally discovers that he is going to be a father and asks for Irča's forgiveness. (According to promotional material issued at the time the film was made.)

Note

The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Betty Kysilková

služka Anna

Běla Horská

Irčina matka

Luigi Hofman

Irčin otec

Jiří Sedláček

Irčin nápadník

S. Fremontová

Crew and creators

Based on

Josef Roden (Irča v hnízdečku – román)

Screenplay

Václav Binovec

Director of Photography

Josef Bulánek

Production Designer

Vilém Rittershain

Production info

Original Title

Irča v hnízdečku

Czech Title

Irča v hnízdečku

English Title

Irča in Her Little Nest

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1926

Production Year

1926

Production specifications

date of censorship 21 December 1926
date of censorship 11 November 1932

Premiere

premiere 22 April 1927 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Avion, Praha)

Production

Weteb

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Filmové závody

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

107 min

Original length in metres

3 033 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech