Jana Kosinová's Past
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1940Production year
1940Premiere
27 September 1940Runtime
105 minDirector
J. A. HolmanCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Minulost Jany KosinovéCzech title
Minulost Jany KosinovéEnglish title
Jana Kosinová's PastProtectorate parallel title
Hanna Kosinas VergangenheitWorking title
RomanceSynopsis
Student Jiří Sutnar is injured but no-one knows how the accident happened. The convalescent young man decides to confide in his mother and he tells her how he came by his injury. Sometime before, Jiří had fallen in love with the actress Jana Kosinová whom he had known only from a photograph. When he saw her in the theatre he decided to write a play for her in order to attract attention to himself. The actress was indeed fascinated by his first play since it reminded her of her past. She is now famous but has some unpleasant experiences behind her. She began acting in the theatre with the help of a man whom she loved whilst unaware of the strange life he was leading. She has now long realised what sort of a man he is but he continues to persecute and blackmail her. The unhappy woman succumbs to Jiří's pure admiration for her and is able to find moments of happiness in his company. Vilém, however, attends the premi re of Jiří's play and asks Jana to leave the boy and go with him to America. A quarrel ensues during which Vilém injures the woman. Jiří thinks that she is dead and turns the weapon on himself. In the end, both are saved and they try to find strength in the short spell of happiness they had experienced together.
Note
The first performance of the film was held on the 7th of July 1940 on the festival Filmové žně in Zlín.
Photos
Cast
Vlasta Matulová
herečka Jana Kosinová
František Roland
truhlář Antonín Sutnar
Anna Letenská
Sutnarova žena
Svatopluk Beneš
student filozofie Jiří, syn Sutnarových
Nora Cífková
Klára, Sutnarova kolegyně ze studií
Zorka Janů
Klářina kamarádka Vlasta
Jan Pivec
student medicíny Karel Pechan
Karel Hradilák
hochštapler Vilém Golombek
Miloš Nedbal
starý mládenec
Vladimír Řepa
ředitel gramofonové společnosti Tuňák
Bedřich Veverka
herec Ambrož
Vojta Novák
dramaturg
Marie Blažková
hospodyně u Kosinové
Ferenc Futurista
kapitán parníku Vltava
Milka Balek-Brodská
biletářka Žofie
Eva Svobodová
domovnice
Hermína Vojtová
sousedka
Eman Fiala
dirigent
Gabriel Hart
režisér
Vladimír Hlavatý
divadelní kritik
František Kovářík
divadelní kritik
Jindřich Láznička
divadelní zřízenec Morávek
Vladimír Pospíšil-Born
agent pro zahraniční scény Simon
Antonín Holzinger
vrátný v divadle
Václav Voska
herec
Jindřich Fiala
inspicient
Marie Ježková
garderobiérka
Marie Geblerová
bufetářka
Marie Nademlejnská
šatnářka
Antonín Frič
netrpělivý telefonista
Jarmila Nováková-Kavková
Ambrožova dívka
František Beranský
asistent v nahrávacím studiu
Emanuel Hříbal
rybář
Josef Waltner
vrchní v baru
Ladislav Janeček
host v baru
Jaroslav Sadílek
host v baru
Jiřina Hladíková
host v baru
F. X. Mlejnek
kuchař
R. A. Strejka
reportér
Zora Lašková
dáma ve společnosti
Marie Přikrylová
dáma ve společnosti
Břetislav Hrstka
návštěvník divadla
Václav Mlčkovský
návštěvník divadla
Viktor Nejedlý
návštěvník divadla
Vilém Pruner
návštěvník divadla
Josef Oliak
spící divák
Jan W. Speerger
listonoš
Antonín Jirsa
muž u sanitky
Marie Švimberská
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Based on
Vladimír Neff (Romance – filmová povídka)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Consultant
Karel Horký (jazykový poradce)
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Jiří Srnka)
Songs
Modravé dálky /Modravé dálky volání/ (romance a waltz)
Song Composer Jiří Srnka
Writer of Lyrics K. M. Walló
Singer Vlasta Matulová [dab]Míla Spazierová-Hezká
Bloudím měsíční nocí (nocturno a tango)
Song Composer Jiří Srnka
Production info
Original Title
Minulost Jany Kosinové
Czech Title
Minulost Jany Kosinové
English Title
Jana Kosinová's Past
Protectorate Parallel Title
Hanna Kosinas Vergangenheit
Working Title
Romance
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1940
Production Year
1940
Production specifications
start of filming 3 May 1940
end of filming 06/1940
date of censorship 10 July 1940 (kulturně-výchovný)
date of censorship 1943 (predikáty „umělecky hodnotný film“ a „film pro Den hrdinů“)
date of censorship 31 May 1944 (predikáty „umělecky hodnotný film“ a „film pro Den hrdinů“ /16mm verze/)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
date of censorship 21 June 1945 (konec povolení k promítání 21. 6. 1946)
date of censorship 11 June 1946 (konec povolení k promítání 31. 12. 1946)
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1948
Premiere
festival premiere 7 July 1940 (1. Filmové žně 1940 Zlín)
premiere 27 September 1940 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Adrie /3 týdny/ a Lucerna /2 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 06/1944 /unsuitable for youths/ (16mm verze)
renewed premiere 27 July 1945 /unsuitable for youths/
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Elekta (původní 1940), ČMÚ (obnovená 1944 /16mm verze/), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
105 min
Original length in metres
2 988 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech, German
Awards
Vítěz
Event: Ceny ministra průmyslu, obchodu a živností
1940
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Elekta a.s.
Vítěz
Event: Národní ceny za umění filmové
1940
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Vladimír Neff
Vítěz
Exhibition: 1. Filmové žně 1940 Zlín
1940
Zlín / Czechoslovakia
Elekta a.s.
Vítěz
Event: Námětová akce Filmového studia
1939
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Vladimír Neff
