Mája the Student of Philosophy
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1928Production year
1928Premiere
31 August 1928Runtime
105 minDirector
Oldřich KmínekCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Filosofka MájaCzech title
Filosofka MájaEnglish title
Mája the Student of PhilosophyParallel title
Filosovka MájaSynopsis
After many years abroad engineer Mojmír Čermák returns home to take over the running of his uncle's textile factory. On the journey he makes the acquaintance of Mája Benešová, a student of philosophy, whom he finds enchanting. Mája is also attracted to the interesting young man. Mojmír, however, does not want to enter into a serious relationship. He first wants to fulfil an old resolution: to find the man who drove his father to suicide and to avenge his father's death. His quest leads him to Mája's father, a textile merchant. He starts work at Beneš's firm as a partner and tries to destroy his business and financially ruin him. This situation considerably complicates the relationship between Mojmír and Mája, who now love each other. Fortunately Mojmír discovers from a letter that he had wronged Beneš. He therefore puts the latter's finances in order and then intends to go abroad once more. Mája persuades him not to go and both decide to spend the rest of their lives together.
Note
The artistic interiors and furniture were supplied by the firm U-P Praha. The film contains rare pictures of old tramcars.
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Cast
Anita Janová
studentka PhC. Mája Benešová
Alois Charvát
Májin otec Václav Beneš
Antonie Nedošinská
Májina matka Marie Benešová
Bronislava Livia
studentka PhC. Helena Durdisová
Josef Šváb-Malostranský
továrník Karel Čermák
Václav Norman
Ing. Mojmír Čermák, továrníkův synovec
Jaroslav Reddy Půlpán
malíř Soukup
Josef Valenta
dr. Nečesaný
Frank Argus
Tomáš Beneš, Májin bratr
Vilém Neubauer
továrník z Karlína
Oldřich Kmínek
vedoucí tkalcovny
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Vilém Neubauer (Filosofka Mája – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
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Cooperation
Production info
Original Title
Filosofka Mája
Czech Title
Filosofka Mája
English Title
Mája the Student of Philosophy
Parallel Title
Filosovka Mája
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1928
Production Year
1928
Production specifications
date of censorship 4 July 1928
date of censorship 04/1935 (konec povolení k promítání 1940)
Premiere
preview 3 July 1928 (kino Adria, Praha)
premiere 31 August 1928 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Adria /2 týdny/ a Hvězda /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
105 min
Original length in metres
2 988 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
