Story of Souls (1965)
• April 18th, 1965 • 1h 34min
Comedy, TV Movie
Overview
The dramatization of the Old Prague short story by the writer Ignát Herrmann is an acting concert by Jan Pivec. In this film from 1964, the actor let all registers of his mature acting sound, from outright comical positions to tones sounding with tragic undertones. And although the character of Vavřinec Konopka clearly dominates in this story, the great actor disciplinedly left enough space for his teammates, especially Jaroslav Marvan, Dana Medřická (her poisonous Petronila is an excellent figure), the modest Libuša Havelková and the bohemian Josef Kemr and everyone else. The director František Filip was actually the conductor here, who got a beautifully coordinated orchestra of soloists at his disposal... But let's go back to the century before last. Where is the dignified and rather burly official Mr. Konopka peláší? And even runs with a jet and without a hat…
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Come Along with Me
Released on: 1982-02-16
Comedy, TV Movie
Newly-widowed Mabel Lederer, who has psychic and mediumistic abilities, sells her house and belongin...
Pete's Dragon
Released on: 1977-11-03
Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Family
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes in...
The Masque of the Red Death
Released on:
Horror, Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
While a plague devastates the peasantry, a mad prince hosts a masquerade ball for the noble class in...
Smoke Signals
Released on: 1998-06-26
Drama, Comedy
Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling ...
GrimTrax
Released on: 2024-01-19
Comedy
For the first time ever, we’ve assembled five shorts about death, loneliness, and dismemberment into...
Billy the Tough and the Cheeky Hares
Released on: 1964-10-23
Comedy, Animation, Western
Ironbark Bill has to fight against some insolent jackrabbits.
Re-Animator
Released on: 1985-10-18
Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror
Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert Wes...
Zvláštní případ
Released on: 1971-12-01
Crime, TV Movie
Lieutenant Vasátko is spending Christmas vacation in a mountain cabin where a diverse group of peopl...
Rosamunde Pilcher: Amys Wunschkind
Released on: 2023-11-04
Romance, Drama, TV Movie
Sports photographer Amy Boyd's biological clock is ticking as she approaches the big 40. Nevertheles...
Columbus Docks To The Shore
Released on: 1967-01-01
Animation, TV Movie
Self-confident and eccentric Columbus lands on the American shore in the 20th century.
Zvony pana Mlácena
Released on: 1973-12-31
Comedy
A certain Mr. Mlácen is brought to the asylum, wanting to sell two church bells. He first offers the...
Guys and Dolls
Released on: 1955-12-23
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay...
Zrcadlo nenávisti
Released on: 1988-06-25
Crime, TV Movie
Painter Horace visits his friend, a former criminalist, and is intrigued by two strange women who li...
Good Luck Chuck
Released on: 2007-09-21
Comedy, Romance
Cursed since childhood, dentist Charlie Logan cannot find the right woman. Even worse, he learns tha...
Larks on a String
Released on: 1990-02-01
Drama, Romance, Comedy
In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work...
Rosamunde Pilcher: Frühstück bei Tessa
Released on: 2024-01-07
Romance, TV Movie, Drama
Tessa Grant, the feisty owner of a bed and breakfast in Cornwall, and David Johnson, an upper-class ...