Bořivoj Zeman — Director (3)
Almost King (1977) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Honza málem králem
other title: Honza málem králem / Wie Honza beinahe König geworden wäre
A fairy tale about how those who have a heart and are not stingy will not fail. The most popular hero of Czech fairy tales, besides the brave prince and the beautiful princess, is undoubtedly Honza, who is often not stupid at all, but on the contrary brave, clever, handsome and cheerful.
The Terribly Sad Princess (1968) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Šíleně smutná princezna
director: Borivoj Zeman actor: Helena Vondrácková / 瓦茨拉夫·内茨卡
other title: Sílene smutná princezna / Die wahnsinnig traurige Prinzessin
Like a fairy tale, King Henry and King Good-thought decided long ago that their only children should marry and so prevent war arising between their kingdoms ever again. But the young prince is wary of marrying anyone he doesn’t know.
Proud Princess (1952) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Pysná princezna
director: Borivoj Zeman actor: Alena Vránová / 弗拉迪米尔·拉斯
other title: 骄傲的公主 / Pysná princezna
It's very human and nice story about lofty princess (her father is amiable but incapable - unforgettable performance of S. Neumann) and good, nice, kind and well-principled young king (prince) who tries to make tender her calm heart to get married with her. After being refused (she's very capricious), he conclude to make her better. He start to work as a gardener at her castle (in secret) and successively bring she to her senses...The story continues when already reformed princess and the young king (she learn about his real identity later) have to take refuge from troops, that princess father (old king) has sent (of course he took a bad and mean counsellors advice). They have to take shelter by several ordinary and poor families, which are always very friendly and give them a help... Of course the tale has happy end.