Virginity

Virginity (1937)

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The doomed love of a city girl caught in the vise of poverty is detailed in Vavra’s fluid, romantic work, one of the most elegant creations of the Czech Modernist era... The film lingers over its characters’ habitats and haunts, finding psychological truths in what each owns or desires, and countering every Hollywood-ready scene of gleaming restaurants and dazzling penthouses with realist moments of employment lines and crammed flats. Vavra’s classical camerawork and aura of romantic defeatism give Virginity a force comparable to the master of this genre, Hollywood’s Frank Borzage. (BAM/PFA)

Date of release
1937-11-04
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Drama
Director
Otakar Vávra

Casting

Interesting facts

Virginity is a 1937 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra.

Production

The film was originally directed by Josef Rovenský, who died after two days of shooting. Vávra re-wrote the screenplay and re-cast some roles. Rolf Wanka was originally cast as Jimeš and Darja Hajská was cast as Barča.

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