Mother Kracmerka

In the 1920s, Czech cinema enjoyed success through a sequel based exclusively on popular domestic authors. This was after attempts at world-class slapstick in the 1910s, which ran into all the wrong conditions.The sound version of this film included partial updates. Theodor Pištěk was promoted to Kráčmer by Slavínský's, Hana Vítová and Rolf Wanka became the main romantic couple, and Anna Ondráková was replaced by the unfortunately completely unreliable Blanka Waleská alongside the persistent J.W. Speerger. The charming little role of the winning lottery ticket seller was given to Věra Ferbasová, who at this time was systematically working towards her own big career. A magnificent caricature was performed by Ladislav Pešek, who at that time had already recovered from his initial film shock, and symbolically after her late consort, Ella Nollová also switched to this version. Nedošinská and Pištěk, whose dialogues are a blizzard of gags and points, literally shine throughout the lavish runtime of the story of Kráčmerka's lucky win. Their marital routine is magnificent, even allowing for unplanned conception. Hanka Vítová as their daughter is spicy and Rolf Wanka is my constant ideal. Including singing. He truly entered Czech cinema in a happy constellation and was a joy to behold. (07/06/2010)