XC / Oct 28, 1955
From My Life (1955)
Directed by Václav Krška
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1h 45min
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5.0/10
Plot
The film, in individual episodes, captures the fate of Bedřich Smetana from 1856 until the end of his life, from his young years until the moment when, exhausted by human and artistic hardship, he sees the fulfillment of his great dream, the opening of the National Theatre.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jana Rybářová | writer Eliška Krásnohorská |
| Libuše Matějová | Otylie Malá |
| Eduard Kohout | dr. K. Sladkovský |
| Zdeněk Dítě | poet Vítězslav Hálek |
| Jiří Vršťala | Karel Purkyně |
| Karel Dostal | writer Josef Wenzig |
| Štěpán Bulejko | composer Franz Liszt |
| Bedřich Vrbský | count Harrach |
| Rudolf Walter | count of Thurn-Taxis |
| Ludmila Vendlová | Sophie, Smetana's daughter |
| Václav Švorc | Josef Schwarz, Žofi's fiancé |
| Bohumil Aisman | Ferdinandi |
| Jarmila Pechová | singer Eleonora of the Ehrenbergs |
| Felix le Breux | bandleader Maýr |
| Gustav Hilmar | rector of Pivoda |
| Václav Vydra | rector Krejčí |
| Jiří Steimar | rector Thomé |
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Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Z mého života |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Studio uměleckého filmu Praha |
| Release date | 28 ottobre 1955 |
| Writer | Jiří Mařánek, Václav Krška, Jaroslav Beránek |
| Editing | Jan Kohout |
| Cinematography | Ferdinand Pečenka, Josef Novotný, Saša Rašilov |
| Assistant directors | Jaroslav Beránek, Vladimír Hrubeš, Vladimíra Čečetková, Václav Krška |
| Camera operators | Josef Novotný, Saša Rašilov, Ferdinand Pečenka |
| Additional photography | Josef Novotný, Saša Rašilov, Ferdinand Pečenka |
| Production design | Bohuslav Kulič |
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| Art direction | Bohuslav Kulič |
| Set decoration | Bohuslav Kulič |
| Music | Bedřich Smetana, Stanislav Vondraš, Adolf Nacházel, Václav Talich, Zdeněk Chalabala, Jaroslav Krombholc, František Belfín, Jarmil Burghauser |
| Sound | Stanislav Vondraš, Adolf Nacházel, Bedřich Smetana, Václav Talich, Zdeněk Chalabala, Jaroslav Krombholc, František Belfín, Jarmil Burghauser |
| Costume design | Fernand Vácha, Miloslav Jandera, Anežka Kunová, Jiří Šimon |
| Makeup | Fernand Vácha, Miloslav Jandera, Anežka Kunová, Jiří Šimon |
| Hairstyling | Fernand Vácha, Miloslav Jandera, Anežka Kunová, Jiří Šimon |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Dec 02, 1957
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