The River (1933)
Original title: Řeka
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Original in its sincere, lyrical realism, The River is a naturalistic melodrama otherwise characteristic of the period. Shot in sunbathed pastoral locations by Jan Stallich (Ecstasy), the story of first love between a sturdy village boy and a country girl is filmed with a movingly genuine charm.
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Jarmila BeránkováPepicka Matuková
Jaroslav VojtaJan Sychra, father
Hermína VojtováPaul's Mother
Jan SvitákPoacher
Rudolf DeylTeacher
Jan W. SpeergerPolice officerMarie Rýdlová
Jaroslav MarvanReditel hoteluF. X. MlejnekMonocular in the fairy talesAntonín JirsaGiant in the fairy tales
Josef RovenskýPoacherBohdan LachmanParsonMovie DNA
Director preference471686Actor preference408389 · 413899 · 485631Country preferenceXcDecade preference1930
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Original in its sincere, lyrical realism, The River is a naturalistic melodrama otherwise characteristic of the period. Shot in sunbathed pastoral locations by Jan Stallich (Ecstasy), the story of first love between a sturdy village boy and a country girl is filmed with a movingly genuine charm.