Virginity and Prison

Václav Lohniský, 1969

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Summary

The 1969 tragicomedy Panenství a kriminál (Virginity and Prison) is popular actor and successful theatre director Václav Lohniský’s only feature film. Lohniský cast his acting colleague Vladimír Menšík in the leading role of the motion picture, based on a theme and screenplay presented by Rudolf Ráž. Menšík played the upright small-town pharmacist Souška, accused of raping his 16-year-old niece, Lidunka, with some gusto. Despite the assumptions of people in the town, it turns out that the comely Lidunka (Lucie Žulová) is no angel. She seduces the apprentice František (Jiří Vondráček) with whom she’s been flirting for some time, and she won’t make a move to rebut the accusations being made against Souška… Despite its “tangy” motif, this frolicsome comedy with a cynical twist offers quality genre entertainment supported by an excellent cast.
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About a film

Production year 1969
Countries Czechoslovakia
Categories film
Genres comedy
Form feature
Duration 87 min
Director Václav Lohniský
Cast Vladimír Menšík, Lucie Žulová, Jaroslava Adamová, Růžena Lysenková, Jiří Vondráček
Director of photography Václav Hanuš
Screenplay Rudolf Ráž, Václav Lohniský
Editor Antonín Zelenka
Production designer Bohuslav Kulič
Music Jaromír Vomáčka
Sound designer František Šindelář