Forbidden Trip
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1981Production year
1980—1981Premiere
1 May 1981Runtime
71 minDirector
Štěpán SkalskýCategory
filmGenre
historicalTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Zakázaný výletCzech title
Zakázaný výletEnglish title
Forbidden TripWorking title
Povídka z dělnického kalendáře / Povídky z dělnického kalendářeSummary
A historical event provides the background to director Štěpán Skalský’s film drama Zakázaný výlet (Forbidden Trip, 1981); the shootings by armed police into crowds of workers’ children in Radotín on April 20, 1930. The story’s teenage heroine Boženka, the daughter of an impoverished washerwoman from Prague, lives a life of poverty and deprivation. One day her teacher offers her a prominent singing role in the workers’ choir and her life is transformed. However, on a tragic visit to Radotín, she is cruelly reminded of the unjust world she lives in… Talented actress and singer Pavlína Mourková starred in another of the many features that depict the First Czechoslovak Republic as a time of social injustice and oppression. The role of her politically conscious mother, who has been exhausted by years of hard labour, was embodied by the perfectly cast Jana Březinová. Experienced actor Jaroslav Satoranský played the part of the benevolent teacher.
Synopsis
The thirteen-year old girl Boenka Zimová lives with her mother and two younger siblings in a one-room basement flat. There is an economic crisis and the widowed mother earns a living for the family by washing laundry for the wealthy. The earnings are small and Boenka must therefore help out, singing on the street with her uncle Toník, an accordionist. Sometimes they have to run from the police, and Boenka has trouble at school, too. She is introduced to an entirely different world in the homes of her mother's customers where she takes the washed and ironed laundry. She dreams about herself in a beautiful and rich environment. She meets a boy called Pepík, who is a little older than her, and a shy emotion is born between the two. Pepík takes her to the clubroom of the Red Pioneers where Boenka also meets her kind teacher. The girl moreover meets a cabaret singer, Lída, who recollects her street performances. She gives Boenka a dress and even arranges free singing lessons for her with the cabaret piano player. After a quarrel with Lída, Boenka runs away to the clubroom and finds it in flames. The young people, helped by the adults, immediately start building a new clubroom. Lída admits her mistake and reconciles with Boenka. The moments of joy which the girl spent with Pepík are, however, over - the boy's family is moving to the industrial town of Kladno for work. The Pioneers are getting ready for the youth gathering in the village of Radotín, but their schoolmaster bans the trip. The young people nevertheless set off to Radotín. Boenka meets Pepík again. The youth parade is confronted by the gendarmers. Boenka climbs up a hill and starts singing. A salvo rings out and the shot girl falls to the ground. Boenka suffers a severe wound but she eventually recovers after a long treatment.
Note
The film was a contrubution of the Film Studio Barrandov to the 16th Congress of the Czechoslovak Communist Party.
Photos
Cast
Pavlína Mourková
Boženka Zimová
Hana Maciuchová
zpěvačka Lída Marková zvaná Lili
Jana Březinová
maminka Zimová
Jaroslav Satoranský
učitel
Miloš Kopecký
klavírista
Oldřich Navrátil
harmonikář Tonda, Boženčin strýc
Lukáš Vaculík
Pepík
Carmen Mayerová
paní domácí
Monika Kvasničková
Irenka, dcera domácí
Karel Koloušek
strážník
Bohuslav Ličman
velitel četníků
Dana Balounová
domovnice
Karel Fridrich
portýr v kabaretu
Vlastimil Bedrna
četník
Vladimír Bičík
četník
Marie Hřebíčková
vedoucí průkopníků
Karel Hábl
otec Irenky
Karel Bělohradský
policajt
Filip Renč
chlapec-princ
Jovanka Žáková
Anička, sestra Boženky
Filip Žák
Frantík, bratr Boženky
Soňa Novotná
nohatá holčička
Lukáš Bech
usmrkánek
Michael Hofbauer
zrzek
Richard Knotek
střapatý kluk
Jakub Kučera
hubeňour
David Burdych
bosý kluk
Tomáš Šimek
kluk v klubovně
Václav Kotva
hudlifidlista
Jan Cmíral
ředitel školy
Vlastimil Čaněk
dělník
Taťána Čechovská
služka
Stanislav Hájek
inspicient
Jiří Bruder
strážník
Vladimír Kratina
tatínek Zima
Vlastimila Vlková
žena peroucí na valše
Ivana Kubicová
tanečnice
Stanislava Martínková
tanečnice
Jana Ostrá
tanečnice
Helena Štěrbová
tanečnice
Jana Robenková
šatnářka
Soňa Aratorová
švadlenka
Jindra Kvardová
žena v okně
Martina Janů
dívka z klubovny
Jindra Peroutková
dívka z klubovny
Regina Zahradníková
dívka z klubovny
Jaroslav Tomsa
muž na chůdách
Tomáš Muchka
poslíček
Ladislav Lahoda
živá reklama
Jaroslav Pechek
živý manekýn
Jiří Gilík
hudebník
Václav Harmáček
hudebník
Michal Hejna
hudebník
Pavel Klikar
hudebník
Jiří Malý
hudebník
Zbyněk Malý
hudebník
Oleg Petruš
hudebník
Milan Pěkný
hudebník
Michal Pospíšil (hudebník)
hudebník
Jiří Serafín
hudebník
Tomáš Velínský
hudebník
Ladislav Zámečník
hudebník
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Zdeněk Fiala, Bohumila Potůčková
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Milan Bábik, Lubomír Kafka, Jiří Matějka, Eva Slívová, Karel Vaňásek
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Milan Futera, Milan Brabec
Unit Production Manager
František Nejedlý, Rudolf Mráz, Roman Smítko
Consultant
doc. Václav Pletka, Josef Lipš
Cooperation
Barbora Brožková (klapka), Jiří Kučera (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Selected Music
Zdeněk Fibich (V podvečer /část Poem/)
Music Performed by
Rudolf Suk /sólo na harmoniku/, FISYO (Music Conducted by Mario Klemens), Originální pražský synkopický orchestr (Music Conducted by Pavel Klikar)
Choreographer
Songs
Ulice zpívá /Valčík/
Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Ladislav Brom
Singer Ondřej Havelka
Červený šátečku, kolem se toč
Silnice šedivá
Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Saša Razov
Singer Oldřich NavrátilPavlína Mourková
Panenka pro štěstí
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Pavlína Mourková
Rozkvetlý svět
Singer dětský sbor
Hájku, háječku
Singer sbor
Šly panenky silnicí
Singer sbor
Holka modrooká
Singer sbor
Slib
Song Composer František Škroup
Singer Pavlína Mourková
Spadl lístek z javora
Singer Pavlína Mourková
Maninský pochod
Production info
Original Title
Zakázaný výlet
Czech Title
Zakázaný výlet
English Title
Forbidden Trip
Working Title
Povídka z dělnického kalendáře / Povídky z dělnického kalendáře
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
historical
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1981
Production Year
1980—1981
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 12 March 1980
start of filming 2 July 1980
technical Screenplay approved 29 July 1980
end of filming 14 January 1981
projection approval 30 January 1981
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990
Premiere
premiere 1 May 1981 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Oty Hofmana, Ota Hofman (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
71 min
Original length in metres
2 005 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
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 21. festival filmů pro děti Gottwaldov
1981
Zlín / Czechoslovakia
