Romance for a Crown
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1975Production year
1975Premiere
24 October 1975Runtime
92 minDirector
Zbyněk BrynychCategory
filmGenre
musicTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Romance za korunuCzech title
Romance za korunuEnglish title
Romance for a CrownSummary
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.
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Cast
Erik Pardus
učeň Josef Vorel zvaný Píďa
Miroslava Šafránková
učnice Maruna
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
Ludmila Roubíková
kuchařka
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
Vladimír Hrabánek
Vostřáb
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
František Ringo Čech
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
Oldřich Říha
hudebník
Felix Slováček
hudebník
Ivan Smažík
hudebník
Zdeněk Škrabal
hudebník
Ladislav Štaidl
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
Director
Second Unit Director
Zdena Lukášová
Assistant Director
Věra Justová
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Jiří Bžoch, Jan Jindra, Karel Kracík, Dana Smržová
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Milena Andrejsková, Věra Winkelhöferová
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
Cooperation
Eliška Moulisová (klapka), Miloslav Mirvald (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
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
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)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
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
