Katerina a jeji deti (1975)

After the death of her husband, Katerina Valigurová cares for her three daughters and a farmstead alone. Life has never been kind to her, and she, too, thus often behaves harshly. She, ... See full summary »

Director:

Václav Gajer

Writers:

Václav Gajer (screenplay), Jirí Krenek

Stars:

Zora Rozsypalová, Drahomíra Hofmanová, Jorga Kotrbová

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zora Rozsypalová	...	Katerina Valigurová
Drahomíra Hofmanová	...	Marie - postrední dcera Kateriny
Jorga Kotrbová	...	Andela - nejmadslí dcera Kateriny
Jana Vychodilová	...	Katerina - nejstarsí dcera Kateriny
Karel Augusta	...	strázný na pile Prda zvaný Marmeláda
Václav Sloup	...	Jan Dornák -kocí
Jaromír Hanzlík	...	ucitel Jarda Pavlícek
Jirí Pleskot	...	Ridicí ucitel
Zuzana Ondrouchová	...	servírka Jana
Jirí Tomek	...	Ciril Argalás - Marii muz
Oldrich Velen	...	hostinský - Janin otec
Jaroslav Cmíral	...	Príslusník VB
Frantisek Cuzna	...	Príslusník VB
Karel Engel	...	Rvác
Jaroslav Klenot	...	Rvác

Storyline

After the death of her husband, Katerina Valigurová cares for her three daughters and a farmstead alone. Life has never been kind to her, and she, too, thus often behaves harshly. She, however, loves her daughters with a non-sentimental love and does her best for the family to live according to settled rules.

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Plot Keywords:

rural setting | pregnancy | heroine | village | rape | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

1 September 1975 (Czechoslovakia)

Also Known As:

Catherine and Her Children

Filming Locations:

Liberec, Czech Republic

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmové studio Barrandov

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was shooted 1970 and was distributed five years later. Before movie was allowed to be distributed, it was drastically shorted by dramaturgist Ludvík Toman, devoted to communist party. Toman did it without any participation of director.

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