Gypsy Love

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1938

Production year

1938

Runtime

82 min

Category

film

Genre

melodrama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Film state

lost film

Original title

Cikánská láska

Czech title

Cikánská láska

English title

Gypsy Love

Parallel title

Cikánská láska aneb Útočiště zabloudilých

Synopsis

The prodigal Zdeněk enters the office of the "Homeless shelter" where Mr Morel exhorts him to make a new start in life. Zdeněk decides to go off to live with the Gypsies who are passing by. They have camped on land belonging to an old lady who lives there with her daughter, Zornička, whose father was a Gypsy. Zornička falls in love with Zdeněk, whom the Gypsy girl Gerta hopes to win for herself. After a scandal at a dance, Zornička gloomily chooses to marry the family friend Morel. She becomes a mother but is unhappy. She receives a letter from Zdeněk who has returned home and does not know she is married. Zornička seeks advice from the homeless office, where Morel overhears the whole conversation. He begins to suspect the child is not his and attempts suicide. In desperation Zornička takes the child and jumps into the river with it. The Gypsy Martička sees her and calls for help. Mother and child are saved. Morel has only injured himself with a gunshot and will recover. Zornička realises how much her husband loves him and that he deserves her complete love. (According to promotional material issued at the time the film was made.)

Note

The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

L. Gryner

starostův syn

Michal Mikotinec

cikán Joska

Jan W. Speerger

soukromník Morel

Ella Nollová

babička Zorničky

Lili Regnardová

Martička, Joskova dcerka

Ika Štěpánová

Marie Oliaková

žena ve spolku

Crew and creators

Screenstory

A. K. Klika

Director of Photography

Arkadij Osadčij, František Sadil

Production Designer

A. Nečas, Otto Németh

Sound Designer

Otto Németh, A. Nečas

Music

Music Composed by

Jaroslav Sýkora

Music Conducted by

Jaroslav Sýkora

Songs

Nevěř, děvčátko!

Song Composer Josef Stelibský

Píseň pražských zvonů

Song Composer Josef Stelibský

Production info

Original Title

Cikánská láska

Czech Title

Cikánská láska

English Title

Gypsy Love

Parallel Title

Cikánská láska aneb Útočiště zabloudilých

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

melodrama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1938

Production Year

1938

Production specifications

date of censorship 11/1938
withdrawal from distribution 1 June 1940

Premiere

premiere 11/1938 /unsuitable for youths/ (mimopražská kina)

Production

Lovětínský

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Laboratories

Favoritfilm

Distribution

Alba

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

82 min

Original length in metres

2 320 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Union-Vox

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech