Summary
Vít Olmer was confirmed as a contemporary romantic idol with this adaptation of Russian novelist and playwright Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev's 1871 novel Spring Torrents. Playing the youth Dimitri P. Sanin, who due to his foolish ambitions squanders a relationship with a loving girl, the popular actor displays far more than his natural charisma. His style amounts to the releasing of a dramatic intelligence. But Olmer did not enjoy his position as an adored idol and Sanin turned out to be his last big romantic role. Jarní vody (Spring waters, 1968) is also the last piece of work from classic director Václav Krška. Working with the cinematography of Josef Illík, Krška is able to create a convincing atmosphere of an old Russia, seen through the nostalgic view of the aged hero. In this forgotten film, which premiered in cinemas on 30 August 1968, a “Miss Slovakia” beauty contest winner, Alžběta Štrkuľová, plays the tender Gemma. Květa Fialová took on the role of worldly-wise seducer Polozovová.
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