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Magical River (1946)

Magical River (1946)

Comedy Fantasy
Release Date: 1946, January 25
Directors: Václav Krška
Countries: Czechoslovakia
Production: Nationalfilm, Nationalfilm, Státní výroba filmů, Státní výroba filmů
Cast: František Hanus, František Černý, Svatopluk Beneš, František Kovářík, Věra Petáková, Jaroslav Marvan, Meda Valentová, Karel Dostal, František Vnouček, Anna Melíšková, Růžena Šlemrová, Jindřich Plachta

Overview:

Leopold Kohák married a rich widow a long time ago and now has nothing to do compared to his energetic wife. He's growing old and troubled by the fact that he betrayed his first love Emča and his beloved river Sázava where he spent his childhood and youth. A visit from an old friend Lebeda brings it all back to him. After a nervous breakdown Leopold secretly visits his home instead of going to the spa. A wandering tramp suggest Leopold should bathe in the magical waters of the Sázava, and slowly his youth returns to him.

Keywords:

magic realism based on radio drama