Malá morská víla (1976)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Karel Kachyna

Writers:

Hans Christian Andersen (story)
Ota Hofman (writer)

Release Date:

November 1976 (Czechoslovakia)

Genre:

Family | Drama | Romance | Fantasy

Plot:

The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes...

Plot Keywords:

Little Mermaid | Tragedy | Mythological | Foreign Language Adaptation | Grief

Cast

Miroslava Safránková	...	Malá morská víla
Radovan Lukavský	...	Král vsech morí
Petr Svojtka	...	Princ Jizní ríse
Libuse Safránková	...	Princezna
Marie Rosulková	...	Babicka
Milena Dvorská	...	Carodejnice
Jindrich Narenta	...	Rádce
Jirí Ornest	...	Princuv pobocník
Dagmar Patrasová	...	První sestra malé víly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrea Cunderlíková	...	Královna Cerného more
Karel Engel	...	Zkusený námorník
Milan Hein	...	Král Zlutého more
Jaroslav Heyduk	...	Ceremoniár sousední ríse
Jirina Krejcíková	...	Královna Modrého more
Dana Kubálková	...	Evropská princezna
Alexei Okunev	...	Král Ledového more
Jan Pohan	...	Král sousední ríse
Vladimír Pospísil	...	Lodní kapitán
Pavel Rímský	...	Clen druziny krále Ledového more
Venuse Samesová	...	Cerná princezna
Jaroslava Schallerová	...	Královna Ledového more
Bert Schneider	...	Podmorský ceremoniár
Petr Skarke	...	Král Zlutého more (voice)
Pavel Smok	...	Dirigent
Milena Steinmasslová	...	Hispánská princezna
Jana Svandová	...	Královna Zlutého more
Jirí Svetlík	...	Král Cerného more
Petr Svoboda	...	Princ Sargasového more
Hana Talpová	...	Královna
Jan Vagner	...	Princ More zapadajícího slunce
Josef Vondrácek	...	Starý rybár

Also Known As:

The Little Mermaid (International: English title)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Kladruby, Czech Republic

Company:

Filmové Studio Barrandov

Quotes:

Queen of the Sargasso Sea: Where we live, men have started building dikes. Every night my husband tears them down again. I don't even remember what it's like to have a good sleep.

Movie Connections:

Version of Rusalka (1986) (TV)

Fabulous

Of course, this Czechoslovak film ranks among the best of the 70's. The movie came to being at the time after the ominous 1968, the directors were allowed to shoot either political (i.e. communist) propaganda pieces, or if they did not want it, they chose fairy tales. Kachyna tried the Little Mermaid and he did right.Time has not washed away its magic and inner beauty... The Safrankova sisters are excellent in their competing roles, the depiction of the Deep Blue Sea is flawless. The score is also fitting. The whole mood of the film is rather sad, the end, of course, tragic. If I compare the Czechoslovak films coming from those days to the films that are shot at present, it is clear that despite all modern computer methods and tricks the present ones lack the atmosphere of those in the past. It is not only the production that makes them worse but also the quality of screenplay and acting. Very sad.