Vendelin's Purgatory and Paradise
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1930Production year
1930Premiere
23 January 1931Runtime
89 minDirector
Přemysl PražskýCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Vendelínův očistec a rájCzech title
Vendelínův očistec a rájEnglish title
Vendelin's Purgatory and ParadiseWorking title
Vendelínův ráj a očistecSynopsis
The comedy "Vendelín's Purgatory and Paradise" contains the amusing experiences of the Žemlička family from Prague who are all trying to find a good match for their daughter Amálka. Amálka is a pretty girl and it comes as no surprise that Vendelín Hrom grows fond of her, having met her and her whole family on a Sunday outing. On the way home they all get wet and so Vendelín is invited to the Žemlička's house to dry off; he is given dinner and asked to stay the night. The father and mother think up plans to ensnare the timid Vendelín so that they can marry off their daughter. They succeed after enlisting the help of Theofil Drmola, Vincenc Žemlička's "beer-drinking brother". After the wedding the young couple look forward to moving into their first flat and their new married life. However, the visit of a strange aunt thwarts their plans. Before they discover that the woman is looking for someone else, the rest of the Žemlička family arrive at the new flat. The formerly timid and retiring Vendelín now shows them no mercy and throws them all out.
Photos
Cast
Jiří Hron
úředník Vendelín Hrom
Máňa Ženíšková
Amálka Žemličková
Theodor Pištěk
rada v. v. Vincenc Žemlička, Amálčin otec
Helena Monczáková
Karolina Žemličková, Amálčina matka
Béďa Pražský
Frantík Žemlička, Amálčin bratr
František Lašek
Theofil Drmola
Marie Počepická
babička
Marie Nademlejnská
Betty, Amálčina teta
Milka Balek-Brodská
domovnice Ježicová
Antonín Frič
svatební host
Roza Schlesingerová
sousedka
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Eduard Kučera (Vendelínův očistec a ráj – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf)
Production info
Original Title
Vendelínův očistec a ráj
Czech Title
Vendelínův očistec a ráj
English Title
Vendelin's Purgatory and Paradise
Working Title
Vendelínův ráj a očistec
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1930
Production Year
1930
Production specifications
date of censorship 09/1930
date of censorship 11/1936 (konec povolení k promítání 1941)
withdrawal from distribution 1 June 1940
Premiere
premiere 23 January 1931 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Na Slovanech /1 týden/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
89 min
Original length in metres
2 525 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
