Trailer Folk

35 mmORCV12
Director:Martin Frič
Premiere:23. December 1966
Length:84 minutes
Genre:Drama

Trailer Folk

Lidé z maringotek; Martin Frič, 1966, versions: OR,CV, languages: slk, ces

Výročia osobností: Martin Frič + Zdeněk Liška

Director: Martin Frič • Scenario: Martin Frič, Antonín Máša • Kameraman: Jan Stallich • Actors: Jozef Kroner, Jan Tříska, Emília Vášáryová, Martin Růžek, Dana Medřická

This drama from one of the classic directors, Martin Frič, was inspired in 1966 by the short-story series of the same name by Eduard Bass and his famous book Cirkus Humberto (Circus Humberto), which František Filip adapted into a television series in 1988. The then 64-year-old director, along with screenwriter Antonín Máša, combined a mosaic of human stories into a well-knit narrative. The protagonist, young circus acrobat Vincek Bonžur (Jan Tříska), falls fatefully in love with beautiful equestrienne Nina Gruzie (Emília Vášáryová). However, the girl’s father, Lotyš (Martin Růžek), is not favourably inclined towards the relationship and neither is pragmatic reality. Under the gathering pressure, Nina’s pure nature is gradually overtaken by cold calculation... The bitterly poetic narrative takes full advantage of the atmosphere of the circus, thanks in part to production and technical support that was somewhat above what was typically accessible in the then Czechoslovakia – Frič was able to take advantage of wide-angled, colour material.

Length: 84 min

Year: 1966
Local premiere date: 23. December 1966

Country of origin:

  • Czechoslovakia

Language version:

OR - Original version (slovak, czech)
CV - Czech version

Výročia osobností: Martin Frič + Zdeněk Liška

Director: Martin Frič • Scenario: Martin Frič, Antonín Máša • Kameraman: Jan Stallich • Actors: Jozef Kroner, Jan Tříska, Emília Vášáryová, Martin Růžek, Dana Medřická

This drama from one of the classic directors, Martin Frič, was inspired in 1966 by the short-story series of the same name by Eduard Bass and his famous book Cirkus Humberto (Circus Humberto), which František Filip adapted into a television series in 1988. The then 64-year-old director, along with screenwriter Antonín Máša, combined a mosaic of human stories into a well-knit narrative. The protagonist, young circus acrobat Vincek Bonžur (Jan Tříska), falls fatefully in love with beautiful equestrienne Nina Gruzie (Emília Vášáryová). However, the girl’s father, Lotyš (Martin Růžek), is not favourably inclined towards the relationship and neither is pragmatic reality. Under the gathering pressure, Nina’s pure nature is gradually overtaken by cold calculation... The bitterly poetic narrative takes full advantage of the atmosphere of the circus, thanks in part to production and technical support that was somewhat above what was typically accessible in the then Czechoslovakia – Frič was able to take advantage of wide-angled, colour material.

Year: 1966
Local premiere date: 23. December 1966

Country of origin:

  • Czechoslovakia

Language version:

OR - Original version (slovak, czech)
CV - Czech version