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The May Fairy

1926 film

For 1940 film, see May Fairy Tale.

The May Fairy (Czech: Pohádka máje) is a 1926 Czech silent romance film directed by Karl Anton based on a Vilém Mrštík's novel. It is credited with helping to introduce the tradition of lyricism in Czech cinema.[1] It was shot in several locations including Prague and Vienna. Another adaptation of the novel was made in 1940 by Otakar Vávra.

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Cast

  • Ferdinand Kaňkovský as Forester
  • Anna Opplová as Forester's Wife
  • Anita Janová as Helenka
  • Jarmila Horáková as Gusta
  • Berta Reifová as Albína
  • George Voskovec as Ríša
  • Ludvík Veverka as Ríša's Friend
  • Antonín Marek as Priest
  • Betty Kysilková as Priest's Housekeeper
  • Božena Svobodová as Ríša's Landlady
  • Mary Jansová as Waiter
  • Marie Počepická as Marta
  • František Fišer as Jenyš
  • Saša Dobrovolná as Jenyš's Mother
  • Jindřich Lhoták as Nikolaus von Rittenburg
  • Jan Richter as Policeman
  • Ladislav H. Struna as Pimp
  • Helena Zmatlíková as Helenka

Release

The film was reconstructed in 2005 and re-released in cinemas with live music by Neuvěřitelno.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (2009). The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. p. 15. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
  2. [2]
    "Pohádka máje". Filmový přehled (in Czech). NFA. Retrieved 24 February 2020.


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