Such Is Life (1929 film)


Such Is Life is a 1929 Czech drama film directed by and starring Vera Baranovskaya, Theodor Pištěk and.
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

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.

Restoration

For many years the film was considered lost. Only in 1959 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.