A village drama about the tragic culmination of a forced marriage. The film was financed by a Brno company, which required interventions in the generally known original. The reason for moving the location of the action and rewriting the dialogues into the appropriate dialect was the idea of making the spectacular Vlčnov costumes more spectacular. Their distinctive color led the producers to the idea of filming several crowd costumed scenes (the wedding) on color material. However, the parts of the color copy processed abroad were not used in regular distribution. Another requirement was to emphasize the positive influence of the Catholic Church and have a more conciliatory conclusion.
Costume
The Vlčnov folk costumes so spectacular they invented color film scenes.
Acting
Štěpničková's Maryša—doomed, defiant, devastating.
Director
Josef Rovenský
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The color wedding footage was processed abroad but never used in regular distribution—imagine spending that money for nothing.
Based on the 1894 play by the Mrštík brothers, which was itself based on a real 19th-century murder case in the Slovácko region.
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