Children of a Great Love
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1936Production year
1936Premiere
13 November 1936Runtime
90 minDirector
Václav KubásekCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Děti veliké láskyCzech title
Děti veliké láskyEnglish title
Children of a Great LoveParallel title
Ave MariaProtectorate parallel title
Kinder einer grossen LiebeEnglish parallel title
Ave MariaWorking title
Mater Dolorosa / Požehnaná mezi ženami / MateřstvíSynopsis
In a mountain village live Ivan and Marja and their little boy Kája. The young couple are forced by a money lender to sign a bill of exchange for a higher sum because they cannot pay back their debt before harvest-time. Kája is too lively a boy, which proves to be disastrous. Hiding in the hay he is accidentally killed by his father's scythe. Ivan, in shock, flees into the forest. Marja tries her utmost to run the household by herself. Ivan is presumed dead. The lumberjack Jan, who has always been fond of Marja, moves in with her but their relationship is platonic. Jan pays off the money lender and patiently waits for Marja to forget her dead husband. On Christmas Day Marja glimpses Ivan looking in through the window. The villagers, woken by events, go off in search of Ivan with torches. Marja finds him in a cave. She still loves him and makes love to him despite his now being mentally deranged. Ivan then disappears again into the forest. Marja finds out she is pregnant and in time gives birth to a baby boy. News of the birth stirs Ivan from his apathy, he comes back to Marja, and happiness returns to the household.
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Cast
Ladislav Brom
chalupník Ivan
Lída Želenská
Marja, Ivanova žena
Štefka Pálek
Kája, Ivanův syn
Josef Klapuch
dřevorubec Jan zvaný Velký Dobrák
Antonín Marlé
lichvář
Antonín Frič
starosta
Ella Nollová
Anna, starostova žena
Míša Kováč
četník
Hermína Vojtová
sousedka
M. Zemanová
venkovanka
pes Brazan
černý německý ovčák
Dubbing
Alois Dvorský
hlas vesničana
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Pražský symfonický orchestr (Music Conducted by Josef Dobeš)
Songs
Ave Maria
Song Composer Charles Gounod
Singer Marta Krásová
Píseň hor
Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Ladislav Brom
Singer mužský sbor
Ukolébavka
Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Ladislav Brom
Singer Lída Želenská
Jen dál a dál (tango)
Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Ladislav Brom
Singer Ladislav Brom
Production info
Original Title
Děti veliké lásky
Czech Title
Děti veliké lásky
English Title
Children of a Great Love
Parallel Title
Ave Maria
Protectorate Parallel Title
Kinder einer grossen Liebe
English Parallel Title
Ave Maria
Working Title
Mater Dolorosa / Požehnaná mezi ženami / Mateřství
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1936
Production Year
1936
Production specifications
start of filming 08/1936
end of filming 15 September 1936
date of censorship 11/1936
date of censorship 6 June 1940 (kulturně-výchovný)
date of censorship 15 June 1942 (kulturně-výchovný; konec povolení k promítání 30. 6. 1943)
date of censorship 1943 (predikát „film pro Den hrdinů“)
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1943
Premiere
premiere 13 November 1936 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Kotva /1½ týdne/, Praha)
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
90 min
Original length in metres
2 570 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
