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Václav Sova, Otylie Beníšková, Lída Baarová, Svatopluk Beneš, Antonie Nedošinská, Zorka Janů, Josef Stadler, Jaroslav Liška, František Roland (más)Sinopsis(1)
After eight years of studying, Julio, the eighteen-year-old son of a lord of the manor, now lately deceased, returns home. He is warmly welcomed by his old nurse Paulina and his cousin Rosa. However, he receives only cold stares from Rosa's mother, Julio's aunt. The ageing woman keeps her distance from everyone and does not wish the young people to mix with the local youths. The temperamental Rosa has bewitched the timid Julio and he finally has to runs away from her. He meets Petr, his friend from childhood who works at the manor as a gardener. Petr takes him to meet his friends and they spend their leisure time in the romantic environment of the river. One night, the old ferryman tends the wounds of a young man named Šimon, a student from Prague who causes unease among the friends. The ferryman's granddaughter Klárka falls in love with him but he only treats her like a child. Šimon has eyes only for Rosa, who returns his feelings. Klárka's jealousy drives her to attempt suicide. She is saved, but at the cost of Petr's life. The summer ends, Šimon goes back to Prague and says farewell to Rosa. Rosa tells him she is expecting his child and so Šimon takes her with him. (texto oficial de la distribuidora)
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Although this is a very important and interesting film from a historical point of view, it is problematic from an audience perspective. It combines the return of Lída Baarová to Czech cinema after she was banned from working in Germany, along with the casting of her younger sister, Zorka Janů. Before that, they had only starred together in Madla from the Brickworks, and in the case of the then 12-year-old Zorka, that can't yet be considered a role. Then there was the onset of directors Čáp and Krška, both of whom I respect very much, and the slowly maturing Beneš in contrast to the slowly fading Nedošinská. However, in the end, my impression of it is quite awkward. The entire film seems to me like a collage glued together from the building poem from Ecstasy, the youthful naivety of Before Graduation, and then spiced up with an uncontrollable girl's heart that oscillates between May Fairy Tale and Sweet Sixteen. The final cry belongs entirely to The Sins of Youth.
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Fiery Summer is such an unexpectedly well-made film, which radiates a beautiful warm summer atmosphere, that I have to forgive the few not so convincing acting performances. First of all, the clumsy amateur Josef Stadler was annoying to me and Zorka Janů also did not act to my taste. Yeah, when Lída Baarová seduced a shy student or when Svatopluk Beneš was trying to get Lída Baarová, that was a completely different thing. And this praise leads me to the praise of the music - I don't remember a "memory" film that had this great of a soundtrack. I'm looking forward to summer by the river.
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