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Christian (1939 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Christian' is a 1939 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Martin Fri. The film is based on a French play by Yvan No.
It is in the style of American screwball comedies such as 'The Lady Eve' and 'The Awful Truth'.
Plot
Alois Novk is an uninspired clerk married to Marie. He lives a boring life and wants to feel adventure. Once in a month he attends Orient bar disguised as a rich traveller Kristian and seduces beautiful and elegant women and then leaves them broken-hearted. One day he meets Zuzana. She sees through his game and doesn't let herself be fooled. She starts to search for him which leads to many comical situations. She eventually finds him and makes Novk to return to reality. Novk leaves his Kristin persona but becomes a more confident person and more loving husband for his wife.
Cast
* Oldich Nov as Alois Novk alias Kristin
* Nataa Gollov as Marie Novkov
* Raoul Schrnil as Fred
* Bedich Veverka as Petr
* Adina Mandlov as Fred's fiance Zuzana Rendlov
* Jra Kohout as Travel agent Josef Novotn
* Anna Steimarov as Marie's aunt
* Jaroslav Marvan as Travel agency manager Krl
* enk lgl as Dandy with a handkerchief
* Josef Belsk as Manager of the "Orient" bar
* Frantiek Paul as Waiter Robert
* Jan W. Speerger as Barman
Production
The film is based on a play by Yvan No. Shooting of the film took 23 days and cost 675,000 Ks. The film premiered on 8 September 1939. In real life, the actresses who played Zuzana and Novk's wife were friends, and during World War II they competed for the affections of the producer Willy Shnel.
Release
The film premiered on 8 September 1939. It remained in cinemas for 5 weeks. The film was re-released in theatres in 1951, but all scenes featuring Jra Kohout were cut from the film, because he emigrated in 1948.
Oldich Nov wanted to collaborate with Martin Fri on a sequel called 'Christian Returns'. Nov even wrote a screenplay with his wife.
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