Cast
Terezie Brzková
as Barbora Hlavsová
František Smolík
as Vojtěch Hlavsa
Jiřina Štěpničková
as Klára Hlavsová
Rudolf Hrušínský
as Bořík, syn Hlavsových
Jindřich Plachta
as penzista Žanta
Jaroslav Průcha
as starosta Prouza
Vladimír Řepa
as holič Kvěch
Stella Májová
as Vlasta Kvěchová
František Filipovský
as klenotník Bartyzal
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1943
Runtime—
LanguageCzech
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorMartin Frič
WritersKarel Steklý
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBarbora Hlavsová
About Barbora Hlavsová
The generally respected director of a small-town savings bank, Hlavsa, commits embezzlement because of his wasteful and spoiled wife, and when the situation cannot be saved, he shoots himself. His mother, a simple village woman, takes in her widowed daughter-in-law and teenage grandson on the condition that they both help her to compensate for all the damage. For the city lady, the hard village work is suffering. The same goes for young Bořík, a gifted pianist who finds it difficult to give up his dreams of an artistic career...
Directed by Martin Frič, Barbora Hlavsová leans on a strong ensemble — Terezie Brzková, František Smolík, Jiřina Štěpničková — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1943.
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