This romantic story turns on a stirring infatuation that takes hold of three young people under the influence of Simon, a Prague student. After the study year, 18 year-old Julio returns to his parental home, a little chateau on the Otava river. There he converges with his childhood friend Petr and the young boatman's daughter Klárka. Sharing her beguilement with Simon, who has quickly turned a tranquil summer atmosphere into a relationship drama, is Julio's cousin Rosa.
Cinematography
Glorious Otava river location shooting.
Acting
Lída Baarová's magnetic screen presence.
Costume
1930s Czech summer whites and boatman gear.
Director
Václav Krška
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lída Baarová was Joseph Goebbels' mistress; this was one of her final Czech films before Nazi-era controversy derailed her career.
The dual-director credit hints at studio interference—Krška specialized in literary adaptations, Čáp in populist entertainment.
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