Don't Annoy Me, Christina!

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1956

Production year

1955

Premiere

10 August 1956

Runtime

91 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Nezlob, Kristino

Czech title

Nezlob, Kristino

English title

Don't Annoy Me, Christina!

Synopsis

After sharp criticism of his unrealistic painting, Jan Xaver makes his way to a small village on the bank of the Lužnice river. His loner's life is disturbed by the arrival of his former love Helena, friends František and Ferdinand and his sister Kristina. Helena, painting bad advertisements, asks Jan for help in her work. In return she offers him her contacts and circle of friends. Jan does not accept her proposal. The energetic Kristina grows to like Jan and decides to detract him from his solitary life. Jan is enchanted by the attractive Kristina and, under her influence, he gradually begins to lose his bitterness. The rather egoistic Helena also changes. Ferdinand is responsible for this, he loves her but he is able to openly condemn her sloppy work. With his ironic criticism he finally persuades her to really try for perfection. Naturally, these changes are occasionally accompanied by various misunderstandings. All is resolved, however, and after some time everyone meets at Jan's large and successful exhibition which bears no sign of his former modernistic mannerism.

Cast

Karel Höger

malíř Jan Xaver

Ludmila Vendlová

magistra Kristina Svátková

Zdenka Procházková

malířka Helena Rendlová

Zdeňka Baldová

Marjánka, hospodyně u Xavera

Svatopluk Beneš

PhDr. Ferdinand Svátek, Kristinin bratr, kunsthistorik

Bohuš Záhorský

MUDr. František

Jiří Dohnal

Kříž, předseda MNV

Jiří Steimar

malíř Duchek

Rudolf Deyl ml.

Lojza z reklamní firmy

Antonín Rýdl

dědeček s bolavým kolenem

Miloš Nesvadba

Tonda z reklamní firmy

Elena Hálková

trafikantka

Miloš Vavruška

traktorista

Vladimír Pucholt

kluk Jeníček

Antonín Hardt

pomocník kouzelníka

Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová

vesničanka u plakátu

Jiří Němeček

muž sundavající amplion

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Zbyněk Brynych

Based on

Vlasta Petrovičová (Střídavě oblačno – divadelní hra)

Screenplay

Vladimír Neff

Director of Photography

Rudolf Stahl ml.

Production Designer

Jan Zázvorka

Assistent Production Designer

Jaroslav Krška

Art Director

Ondřej Pavlík (obrazy), Václav Pavlík (obrazy)

Set Designer

Vladimír Mácha

Costume Designer

Lída Novotná

Film Editor

Antonín Zelenka

Sound Designer

Adolf Böhm

Production Manager

Rudolf Fencl

Unit Production Manager

Václav Cajthaml

Consultant

Jiří Josefík

Music

Music Composed by

Dalibor C. Vačkář

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac), Ženský komorní sbor (Music Conducted by Jan Kühn)

Songs

Šel můj milý, šel do světa

Singer Ludmila Vendlová

Production info

Original Title

Nezlob, Kristino

Czech Title

Nezlob, Kristino

English Title

Don't Annoy Me, Christina!

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1956

Production Year

1955

Production specifications

projection approval 26 April 1956
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1965

Premiere

premiere 10 August 1956 /suitable for youths/ (kina Blaník /5 týdnů/, Metro /5 týdnů/ a Svornost /1 týden/, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Creative Group

Tvůrčí skupina Feix – Daniel, František Daniel (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Karel Feix (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

91 min

Original length in metres

2 596 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech