Angel Seduces Devil

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1988

Production year

1987

Premiere

1 November 1988

Runtime

99 min

Director

Václav Matějka

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Anděl svádí ďábla

Czech title

Anděl svádí ďábla

English title

Angel Seduces Devil

Working title

K čertu s andělem

Summary

Five years after the popular success of the erotic period comedy Anděl s ďáblem v těle (Angel Devil, 1983), director Václav Matějka made a sequel, whose story takes place just one year after the events of the first instalment. The 1930s have just begun and the upscale Riviéra brothel is prospering under its new owner, Renáta. The former boss, Gábi, known as Madam, has been relegated to the post of a mere manager and she decides to concoct a sophisticated revenge. Her main instrument in this venture is the charming womanising swindler Voženílek, who seduces the self-confident Renáta, thereby compromising her in the eyes of her rich, jealous husband. Madam, however, does not count on the fact that Voženílek is pursuing his own agenda and that not even murder will stand in his way… Thanks to its crime-based plot, Anděl svádí ďábla (Angel Seduces Devil) moves away from light entertainment toward a rather more “serious” spectacle anchored in the milieu of the 1930s. Despite this, however, it primarily offers an attractive diversion calculated to meet the basic needs of the widest possible audience. The no-holds-barred battle for power between two attractive women is set against the backdrop of the First Czechoslovak Republic using period details in a fashionable retro style. Once again there is no lack of musical numbers with a popular cast headed by Zdena Studénková (Renáta) and Božidara Turzonovová (Gábi). Josef Nedorost successfully complements his Slovak peers in the role of the professional seducer as does Dagmar Veškrnová as the salacious prostitute, Truda. This time, the story is based on the idea of “the end of the good old days,” in which Renáta’s ruthless predatory “her or me” approach wins out over an erstwhile semi-legal hedonism. The film’s finale lays the groundwork for another planned sequel, but this was never made.

Synopsis

The clientele of an exclusive night club in the château Riviera are businessmen, financial jet-setters and members of government, alongside various dubious types. The dancer and singer Artur presents the new stars of the programme. The previous Riviera owner nicknamed Madam - now solely a director of the place - must regularly report to her former employee Renáta, for whom the club was bought by her husband, the banker Justic. Renáta, once known as Angel, renovates the Riviera and the girls must undergo professional training. The Madam has a new lover, the charming engineer Roth. She wants take revenge on the hated Renáta, and asks chief constable Halík to give her a tip for an apt marriage impostor who would compromise Angel before her jealous husband Justic. She also recognizes Roth as Jaroslav Voenílek - the nephew of the former Riviera accountant Douová. She forgives him his deceit and arranges his meeting with Renáta in the role of Baron André Slawický. Renáta soon yields to the seduction, having no idea that she is being photographed by a police agent as she makes love to André. The photos are delivered to Justic - which means divorce. Jaroslav fulfilled his task, but the Madam deducts the expenses of the undertaking from the promised reward, which results in a quarrel. The Madam wants to rent Riviera back from Justic, but the place has already been purchased by Douová who fires her. Renáta once again becomes a dancer - the Salvation Angel for guests who lose at roulette. Voenílek revenges himself on the Madam by murdering her and staging everything as a suicide. The Riviera is bustling again. When the party is at its height, Halík brings over Zoulová, a former victim of the trickster Voenílek, and arrests him after a successful identification.

Note

Free sequel of the film Angel Devil (1983). Studio backdrops created by architect Labský in Hostivař were subsequently used for filming the TV series Circus Humberto.

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Cast

Božidara Turzonovová

Gábi Stolařová alias Madame

Zdena Studenková

Voice by Jarmila Švehlová
majitelka šantánu Renáta Justicová

Josef Nedorost

sňatkový podvodník Jaroslav Voženílek alias Ing. Roth

Josef Větrovec

policejní ředitel Fürst

Miloš Kopecký

ministr obchodu Boura

Jiří Korn

tanečník a zpěvák v šantánu Artur

Marián Labuda

poslanec Juraj Ďuranský

Dagmar Veškrnová

Němka Truda

Jana Paulová

Irma

Mayra Leon Gerzon

Miss Oruka Anjuka Eghu

Dagmar Patrasová

Iva Eckertová

Jana Krausová

Ida, sestra Ivy

Isabela Siegelová

cikánka Carmen

Eliška Vitanovská

Mima

Eva Jeníčková

Voice by Simona Stašová
rajda Oldřiška Kubelíková, žena z Marsu

Evelyna Steimarová

Elsa

Radoslav Brzobohatý

sekční šéf dr. Šulc

Pavel Zedníček

vrhač nožů Ricardo

Karel Heřmánek

policejní inspektor a portýr Bulis

Josef Somr

vrchní strážmistr Halík

Jan Hartl

bankéř Jiří Justic, manžel Renáty

Jana Gýrová

Věra, partnerka vrhače nožů Ricarda

Leoš Suchařípa

bankéř z Paříže Hazard

Eva Asterová

Jeannette, Hazardova dcera

Jiří Hálek

Bína, host šantánu

Václav Mareš

sexuolog docent Pinc

Jan Přeučil

státní úředník, host šantánu

Pavel Nový

hrabě von Riesenkopf

Zora Ulla Keslerová

Voice by Jorga Kotrbová
Kristýna

Věra Tichánková

Marie Doušová, Voženílkova teta

Hana Talpová

Ilonka

Zdeňka Sajfertová

Berta

Jaroslava Kretschmerová

Rózinka

Nina Divíšková

dentistka Eva Zoulová

Jan Schmid

fotograf Otto

Martin Vačkář

krupiér

Zdeněk Srstka

číšník v ministerské zahradě

Jaroslav Vozáb

tlumočník Pexider

Pavel Bartoň

zpěvák swingového orchestru

Hana Čížková

Fanny

Melánie Vančurová

Katty

Jiří Krytinář

trpaslík ze šantánu

Luděk Kopřiva

notář Janouch, host v šantánu

Kateřina Lojdová

sekretářka Kateřina

Vlastimil Bedrna

vrchní v baru

Miloslav Štibich

pokojský Máca

Jan Skopeček

komorník Emanuel

Svatopluk Matyáš

Vácha, host v šantánu

Igor Smržík

podnikatel, hráč rulety

Radoslava Boháčová

Sára

Jana Břežková

lesbička v šantánu

Hana Brejchová

lesbička v šantánu

Ferdinand Krůta

taxikář Slípka

Martina Gasparovičová

Jaruš

Taťjana Hosáková

Marlene

Jitka Vrbová

zpěvačka

Olga Barešová

Lucie

Marta Krampolová

Melanie

Marie Kadeřábková

Paula

Hana Packertová

Isabela

Simona Chytrová

animírka

Milada Karasová

číšnice v luxusním baru

Olga Melíšková

číšnice v luxusním baru

Eva Kudlíková

animírka

Dana Klossová

animírka

Pavlína Mourková

animírka

Marta Pospíchalová

barmanka v šantánu

Marta Richterová

Lola

Daniela Vacková

Marie-Luisa

Michaela Vítková

Hilda

František Švihlík

burzovní tajemník

Miroslav Krejča

podnikatel

Jaroslav Tomsa

podnikatel

Jiří Lír

lesní správce Lachout

Petr Pospíchal

rentiér

Pavel Vondruška

PhDr. Málek

Michal Pavlata

listonoš

Stanislav Šimek

státní úředník

Raoul Schránil

sluha v herně

David Schneider

buršák

Jan Laibl

buršák

Milan Pěkný

buršák

Ludvík Pozník

buršák

Zdeněk Dolanský

buršák

Michaela Gebertová

zpěvačka

Václav Vodák

profesor Zachystal

Vladimír Pospíšil

číšník na ministerstvu zahraničí

Milan Mach

ředitel luxusního baru

Miloslav Homola

vrchní v šantánu

Karel Hovorka ml.

vrchní v šantánu

Rudolf Kalina

vrchní v šantánu

Karel Polišenský

barman v herně

Eduard Pavlíček

vrchní v Ambassadoru

David Novotný

pikolík v luxusním baru

Daniel Šedivák

pikolík v Ambassadoru

Irena Stárková

číšnice v luxusním baru

Angelo Michajlov

klavírista v šantánu

Dana Bartůňková

zpěvačka

Břetislav Čepelka

muzikant u Justiců

I. Havel

muzikant u Justiců

Zdeněk Ladislav Hertl

muzikant u Justiců/muzikant v šantánu

J. Kovařík

muzikant u Justiců

Josef Lakatos

muzikant u Justiců/muzikant v šantánu

J. Pacák

muzikant u Justiců/muzikant v šantánu

Vítězslav Slouka

muzikant u Justiců/muzikant v Ambassadoru

M. Tesař

muzikant u Justiců

M. Fiala

muzikant ve varieté

M. Klofanda

muzikant ve varieté

Karel Růžička

muzikant ve varieté

Ludvík Šváb

muzikant ve varieté

Vladimír Šorm

muzikant ve varieté