Such Is Life (1930 film)

Such Is Life
Directed byCarl Junghans [de]
Screenplay byCarl Junghans
Produced byCarl Junghans
Starring
CinematographyLaszlo Schäffer
Edited byCarl Junghans
Music byZdeněk Liška (1959 version)
Production
company
Starfilm
Release date
  • 24 March 1930 (1930-03-24)
Running time
75 min
CountryCzechoslovakia
Languages
Budget200 000 Kčs

Such Is Life (Czech: Takový je život) is a 1930 Czech drama film directed by Carl Junghans [de] and starring Vera Baranovskaya, Theodor Pištěk and Máňa Ženíšková [cs]. The German director Carl Junghans was unable to secure funding in his native country, but eventually found an investor in Theodor Pištěk and the movie was made in Czechoslovakia.

Plot

The movie follows story of a washerwoman, her lazy husband and her daughter.

Cast

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.[1][2]

Restoration

For many years the film was considered lost until 1959 when the film was discovered, reconstructed by director Elmar Klos, and new music was created by Zdeněk Liška. 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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Such is Life". Filmový přehled. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. ^ Křipač, Jan. "Carl Junghans". Filmový přehled. Retrieved 8 February 2020.


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