Romance for a Crown

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1975

Production year

1975

Premiere

24 October 1975

Runtime

92 min

Category

film

Genre

music

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Romance za korunu

Czech title

Romance za korunu

English title

Romance for a Crown

Summary

The musical film Romance for a Crown directed by Zbyňek Brynych (1927–1995) is a story of a complicated first meeting of young apprentice Píďa (Erik Pardus) and apprentice Maruna (Miroslava Šafránková) of a similar age. Various situations in their relationship, disagreements and attempts at getting back together, are set in the world of Czech pop music scene at the time. Helena Vondráčková, Karel Gott, Naďa Urbánková, Jiří Schelinger and Karel Svoboda, the music composer who is also author of the music in this film, play themselves in this film. – The couple starts dating and they usually go to a dance club. These two characters search, pass, lose and find each other again with songs about the power of love and the beauty of youth playing in the background. The narrative line of their first meeting is dominant, the whole world revolves around Píďa and Maruna. Scenes with individual musicians and lyrics of their songs are directly related to the experiences of the young couple. Pop-music stars not only comment on these events with their concerts, but also directly influence them. Píďa gets behind the scenes, where he gets to know all the musicians and, like Maruna, wins them over with his wit and charm. The young man kisses Helena Vondráčková and Naďa Urbanková, Karel Gott wants to hire him to arrange the sound in his studio. Vondráčková and Urbanková learn about Maruna at the same time, so they advise and help Píďa. It turns out that love, friendship, and optimistic songs are not just empty phrases for musicians. The love of the main couple is a proof that idealistic-sounding verses and choruses can also be experienced in the real life. – The film features appearance by the Ladislav Štaidl Orchestra, the František Ringo Čech Band and Jiří Brabec's Country Beat. For the important producer František Milič, a frequent collaborator of Otakar Vávra (for example on the trilogy Jan Hus, 1954; A Hussite Warrior, 1955; Against Everybody, 1956) and Jiří Krejčík (Mrs Dulská's Morals, 1958; A Higher Principle, 1960; Labyrinth of the Heart, 1961), this film was his last work before dying in 1981.

Synopsis

An apprentice of the Tesla company in Hloubětín in Prague, called Píďa comes from Pardubice city and the new employee Maruna comes from Šlapanice village - they don't know Prague well. Therefore they make a date at the Wenceslas Square in the centre. Píďa is chatty, has a sense for humour and is therefore popular. Girls from the warehouse overhear as he is arranging his first date and they decide to follow the couple. Píďa buys two cinema tickets and Maruna imposes at least one crown upon him. The girls break their first shy sentences with teasing and Píďa is offended and leaves. He gives the small bouquet for Maruna to a passing-by singer Vondráčková. A driver who runs into a standing small Fiat car thinks that Píďa is the car owner and he imposes 100 crowns upon him for a repair. For this money Píďa invites accidentally met girls for a discotheque to the Socialist Youth Movement Junior Klub. Now it is Maruna who is offended. During the crazy night Píďa meets pop singers who as an inseparable group perform in various Prague establishments for young people. Several times he also gets a hundred-crown-note: from a slot machine, as a loan from the singer Urbánková, from a fresh father for a bouquet of flowers which he got from the singer Vondráčková for Maruna. A few times in the night he has just one crown left. In the end the singers takes Píďa to a music studio for a recording. A night full of singing and mutual meetings and leave-takings is over. Píďa is taken by the singers to his hostel and he even gets a kiss. In the end the couple in love make it up again and Píďa confesses his love to Maruna.

Film online

Cast

Erik Pardus

učeň Josef Vorel zvaný Píďa

Tomáš Stengl

učeň Vašek

František Hanus

řidič volhy

Karel Augusta

přeborník v herně

Petr Nárožný

vrchní Lojzík v Klubu SSM Junior

Valerie Chmelová

konferenciérka

Oskar Gottlieb

konferenciér

Renata Mašková

učnice Renata

Zuzana Cimlerová

učnice Zuzana

Dana Homolková

učnice Jitka

Šárka Nováková

učnice Šárka

Jana Pragerová

učnice Marcela

Vladimíra Wackenreuterová

učnice Vlaďka

Alena Zelinková

učnice Alena

Pavel Bláha

učeň Karel

Roman Hájek

učeň Jirka

Rudolf Kuchař

učeň Rudolf

Petr Mändel (2)

učeň Petr

Igor Petrovič

učeň Standa

Miroslav Pražák

učeň Honza

Miloš Růžička

učeň Miloš

Martin Vilt

učeň Martin

Rudolf Cortés

on sám, zpěvák

Karel Gott

on sám, zpěvák

Naďa Urbánková

ona sama, zpěvačka

Helena Vondráčková

ona sama, zpěvačka

Jiří Schelinger

on sám, zpěvák

Jarmila Gerlová

členka skupiny Babety

H. Gultová

členka skupiny Babety

Vlasta Kahovcová

členka skupiny Babety

H. Löffnerová

členka skupiny Babety

Daniela Čtvrtníková

Daniela

Alice Hašová

kostymérka

Vilemína Nejedlová-Skokanová

hospodářka Kalíšková

Jarmila Říhová

dívka Jarmila

Petr Skarke

mistr v Tesle

Bedřich Šetena

montér Volejníček

Eva Štefanová

dívka Eva

Radim Vašinka

novopečený otec

Milena Vernischová

dívka Milena

Stanislava Vránová

barmanka v Junioru

Eva Vytlačilová

Blanka, Vaškova nová známost

Jiří Zobač

on sám, hudební režisér

František Miroslav Doubrava

Voice by Lubor Tokoš
příslušník VB

Jiří Brabec

hudebník

O. Čejka

hudebník

Pavel Fořt

hudebník

J. Hanzlík

hudebník

Jiří Hlava

hudebník

Vladimír Hruška

hudebník

Vladimír Janiš

hudebník

Jiří Jirásek

hudebník

Karel Kahovec

hudebník

Standa Klásek Kubeš

hudebník

Jan Kučera (2)

hudebník

Vincenc Kummer

hudebník

V. Macháček

hudebník

Petr Michalík

hudebník

Jiří Myslivec

hudebník

Miloš Nop

hudebník

Jiří Opěla

hudebník

Josef Bažík Pavelka

hudebník

Miroslav Ryška

hudebník

Ivan Smažík

hudebník

Zdeněk Škrabal

hudebník

Václav Týfa

hudebník

Josef Vodrlind

hudebník

B. Hájek

hudební technik

V. Hlinský

hudební technik

Jiří Kasalík

hudební technik

Pavel Konrád

hudební technik

Zdeněk Křížek

hudební technik

V. Mikšovský

hudební technik

Václav Sehnal

hudební technik

Václav Šimon

hudební technik

Zdeněk Borovec

on sám, textař

Věra Vlková

květinářka

Dubbing

Petr Oliva

hlas vedoucího internátu

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Zdena Lukášová

Assistant Director

Věra Justová

Screenstory

Vladimír Kalina

Shooting Script

Zbyněk Brynych

Director of Photography

Emil Sirotek

Second Unit Photography

Kamil Kadeřábek

Camera Operator

Milan Kopecký

Production Designer

Jindřich Goetz

Assistent Production Designer

Jaromír Švarc

Set Designer

Jiří Bžoch, Jan Jindra, Karel Kracík, Dana Smržová

Costume Designer

Marta Kaplerová

Film Editor

Miroslav Hájek

Assistant Film Editor

Eva Bobková, Ruth Čálková

Sound Designer

Milan R. Novotný

Production Manager

František Milič

Unit Production Manager

Milena Andrejsková, Věra Winkelhöferová

Unit Production Manager

Miloslav Doležal

Cooperation

Eliška Moulisová (klapka), Miloslav Mirvald (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Karel Svoboda

Selected Music

Fryderyk Chopin (Valčík cis-moll op. 64)

Music Performed by

Orchestr Ladislava Štaidla (Music Conducted by Ladislav Štaidl), Country Beat Jiřího Brabce (Music Conducted by Jiří Brabec), Sedm strýců (Music Conducted by Luděk Švabenský), Skupina Františka R. Čecha

Choreographer

Luboš Ogoun

Songs

Tvůj stín se má

Song Composer Ladislav Štaidl
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Rytíř
Singer Karel Gottskupina Babety

A stačilo jen zavolat

Song Composer Jindřich Brabec
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer Naďa Urbánková

Mít talent, co měl Paganini

Song Composer Karel Svoboda
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer Karel Gott

Nejmíň stárne klaun

Song Composer Karel Svoboda
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer Rudolf Cortés

Vyskoč, vstávej, k nám se dej

Song Composer Karel Svoboda
Writer of Lyrics František Ringo Čech
Singer Jiří SchelingerHelena VondráčkováKarel Gott

Hudba radost dává

Song Composer Karel Svoboda
Writer of Lyrics František Ringo Čech
Singer Jiří Schelinger

Nejkrásnější na světě je láska

Song Composer Karel Svoboda
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer Helena Vondráčková

Záhadnou lásku mám

Song Composer Karel Svoboda
Singer Karel Gottskupina Babety

Každé ráno se mi o tom zdá

Song Composer Karel Svoboda
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer Helena Vondráčková

Production info

Original Title

Romance za korunu

Czech Title

Romance za korunu

English Title

Romance for a Crown

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

music

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1975

Production Year

1975

Production specifications

withdrawal from distribution 31 October 1985

Premiere

preview 20 July 1975 (Sportovní hala Parku kultury a oddechu Julia Fučíka, Praha)
premiere 24 October 1975 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
premiere 6 November 1975 /suitable for youths/ (kino 64 U Hradeb, Praha)

Studio

Barrandov

Creative Group

Dramaturgická skupina Miloše Brože, Miloš Brož (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

92 min

Original length in metres

2 637 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,66

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech