Eva tropí hlouposti
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Eva tropí hlouposti is a Czech
comedy film
directed by Martin Frič
. It was released in 1939.
) goes to visit her aunt Pa (short for Pavlína, played by Zdeňka Baldová
) for her 60th birthday. Pa's wish is to learn how to grow the kind of roses that her neighbour, manufacturer Záhorský (Gustav Hilmar
), has cultivated. However, aunt Pa is not on friendly terms with her neighbour. Eva applies for a job as a secretary in order to steal the instructions for growing the roses. Meanwhile, Eva's brother Michal (Oldřich Nový
), who has fallen in love with Záhorský's daughter Eliška (Jiřina Sedláčková), also makes his way to the Záhorský residence. Eva in turn falls in love with the Záhorskýs' secretary, Jiří Kučera (Raoul Schránil), who has nestled his way into the family in order to win back his stolen family jewels. When Eva brings the instructions for growing the roses to her aunt, she finds out that she already got them a week earlier from her young friend Eliška Záhorský, and Eva
returns the instructions. In the end everything turns out well, the Záhorskýs become friends with aunt Pa and offer her the rose growing instructions themselves, Jiří's family jewels are returned, Michal is engaged to Eliška and Eva gets together with Jiří.
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Martin Frič
Martin Fric
Martin Frič was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He had over 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films.-Filmography:* Páter Vojtěch...
. It was released in 1939.
Plot
Eva Norová (Nataša GollováNataša Gollová
Nataša Gollová was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in 55 films and television shows between 1930 and 1984.-Selected filmography:* Christian * Eva tropí hlouposti...
) goes to visit her aunt Pa (short for Pavlína, played by Zdeňka Baldová
Zdeňka Baldová
Zdeňka Baldová was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in over 60 films between 1921 and 1958.-Selected filmography:* Poslední muž * Morality Above All Else * Lidé na kře...
) for her 60th birthday. Pa's wish is to learn how to grow the kind of roses that her neighbour, manufacturer Záhorský (Gustav Hilmar
Gustav Hilmar
Gustav Hilmar was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in 46 films between 1927 and 1964.-Selected filmography:* Hordubalové * Andula Won * The Lantern...
), has cultivated. However, aunt Pa is not on friendly terms with her neighbour. Eva applies for a job as a secretary in order to steal the instructions for growing the roses. Meanwhile, Eva's brother Michal (Oldřich Nový
Oldřich Nový
Oldřich Nový was a Czech film and theatre actor, director, composer, dramaturg and singer...
), who has fallen in love with Záhorský's daughter Eliška (Jiřina Sedláčková), also makes his way to the Záhorský residence. Eva in turn falls in love with the Záhorskýs' secretary, Jiří Kučera (Raoul Schránil), who has nestled his way into the family in order to win back his stolen family jewels. When Eva brings the instructions for growing the roses to her aunt, she finds out that she already got them a week earlier from her young friend Eliška Záhorský, and Eva
returns the instructions. In the end everything turns out well, the Záhorskýs become friends with aunt Pa and offer her the rose growing instructions themselves, Jiří's family jewels are returned, Michal is engaged to Eliška and Eva gets together with Jiří.
Cast
- Zdeňka BaldováZdeňka BaldováZdeňka Baldová was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in over 60 films between 1921 and 1958.-Selected filmography:* Poslední muž * Morality Above All Else * Lidé na kře...
- Aunt Pavlína - Nataša GollováNataša GollováNataša Gollová was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in 55 films and television shows between 1930 and 1984.-Selected filmography:* Christian * Eva tropí hlouposti...
- Eva Norová - Oldřich NovýOldřich NovýOldřich Nový was a Czech film and theatre actor, director, composer, dramaturg and singer...
- Michal Nor - Josef Gruss - Zdeněk Kolář
- Gustav HilmarGustav HilmarGustav Hilmar was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in 46 films between 1927 and 1964.-Selected filmography:* Hordubalové * Andula Won * The Lantern...
- Záhorský - Marta Májová - Záhorská (as M. Májová)
- Ella Nollová - Klotylda
- Bolek Prchal - Jan
- Raoul Schránil - Kučera
- Jiřina Sedláčková - Eliška