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Such Is Life (1930 film)
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Wikipedia article
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| director =
| producer = Carl Junghans
| screenplay = Carl Junghans
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| starring =
| music = Zdenk Lika (1959 version)
| cinematography = Laszlo Schffer
| editing = Carl Junghans
| studio = Starfilm
| distributor =
| released = 24 March 1930
| runtime = 75 min
| country = Czechoslovakia
| language =
| budget = 200 000 Ks
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'Such Is Life' (Czech: 'Takov je ivot') is a 1930 Czech drama film directed by and starring Vera Baranovskaya, Theodor Pitk and .
The German director Carl Junghans was unable to secure funding in his native country, but eventually found an investor in Theodor Pitk and the movie was made in Czechoslovakia.
Plot
The movie follows story of a washerwoman, her lazy husband and her daughter.
Cast
* Vera Baranovskaya as Washerwoman
* Theodor Pitk as Washerwoman's husband
* as Washerwoman's daughter
* Wolfgang Zilzer as Washerwoman's daughter's boyfriend
* Jindich Plachta as Seamster
* Manja Kellerov as Seamster's wife
* Eman Fiala as Pianist
* Valeska Gert as Waitress
* Uli Tridenskaya as Washerwoman's friend
* Betty Kysilkov as Teller
* Edith Ledererov as Seamster's daughter
* Max Krner as Coal company owner
Reception
The film was well received by critics and audience, however being a silent film in 1930 it couldn't compete with sound films and quickly disappeared from theatres.
Restoration
For many years the film was considered lost. Only in 1959 the film was discovered, reconstructed by director Elmar Klos and new music was created by Zdenk Lika. In 2016 the film was digitally restored by Czech Film Archive. The restored version was first shown at Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna on 29 June 2016.
References
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