An Easy Life
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1957Production year
1957Premiere
18 October 1957Runtime
77 minDirector
Miloš MakovecCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Snadný životCzech title
Snadný životEnglish title
An Easy LifeSynopsis
University student Boris Trojan is superficial and frivolous. He wants to get everything without any effort. He manages to get hold of a unique English expert book about Indian music theory and uses it shamelessly during his exams and for writing his final thesis. He lures away his friend Petr's girlfriend Jana. When he meets Dáša, daughter of the influential Dr Landa, he doesn't hesitate in having a relationship with both girls. Boris quarrels with Petr over Jana and cheating on exams and he finally moves off the student hostel to a rented place, persuading Jana to go with him. At first, Jana is enchanted by Boris's big words and his "professional knowledge" but she slowly gets to learn his real nature. One day, Jana and Dáša meet and realize how fake is Boris's magic. Dáša finds the English book in his rented room. She realizes how he gained his expert reputation and decides to inform the professor. Jana returns to the student hostel and to her friends.
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Cast
Jiří Papež
student Boris Trojan
Alena Martinovská
studentka češtiny Jana
Soňa Danielová
Dáša Landová, dcera dr. Landy
Ivo Palec
student Petr
Vladimír Menšík
student Saxon
Josef Zíma
student Michal
Miloš Nedbal
profesor Sandera, indolog
Felix le Breux
dr. Landa, úředník ministerstva zahraničí
Hana Houbová
studentka Zdena
Jana Hálová
studentka Máša, Michalova manželka
Nelly Gaierová
Landová, manželka dr. Landy
Eva Svobodová
vrátná v koleji paní Karolina
Vítězslav Černý
opilý tlouštík
Františka Teuchnerová
Jarmil Škrdlant
úředník knihovny
Georgis Skalenakis
veselý student
Jiří Suchý
student s basou
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Milada Řeháková, Alena Urbanová
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Vladimír Řezníček, Miroslav Ondříček
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
dr. Ivo Fišer, Alena Novotná (kostýmy)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr Karla Vlacha (Music Conducted by Karel Vlach)
Songs
Nikdo neví, kdo to byl
Song Composer Vlastimil Hála
Writer of Lyrics Vratislav Blažek
Production info
Original Title
Snadný život
Czech Title
Snadný život
English Title
An Easy Life
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1957
Production Year
1957
Production specifications
projection approval 29 August 1957
withdrawal from distribution 1 April 1966
Premiere
preview 11 October 1957 (kino Sevastopol /1 týden/, Praha)
premiere 18 October 1957 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Lucerna /5 týdnů/, Svornost /1 týden/, Bystrica /1 týden od 25. 10./, Vzlet /1 týden od 8. 11./ a Revoluce /1 týden od 22. 11./, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
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
77 min
Original length in metres
2 192 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
