Release, runtime and language

1937 · 83 mins · Czech

Directed by

Otakar Vávra

Starring

Lída Baarová, František Filipovský, Anna Steimarová, František Kreuzmann, Milka Balek-Brodská, Zdeněk Štěpánek

It follows a young city woman whose love is doomed by poverty. Director Vavra offers a fluid, romantic portrait of Czech Modernist cinema, focusing on the characters’ homes and desires. The film contrasts Hollywood fantasies with realistic scenes of employment queues and cramped flats, using camerawork and defeat reminiscent of Frank Borzage.