Summary
The unjustly forgotten tragicomedy Odvážná slečna (The Determined Lady) was drawn from
screenwriter Vratislav Blažek’s made-for-television film Obžalovaná (The Accused, 1969), in which Jana Hlaváčová starred under Jaroslav Dudek’s direction. Blažek, with his colleague Otto Zelenka, adapted and expanded the comedy into a feature film, which František Filip directed in 1969. The heroine is a seemingly unassuming court stenographer –the spinster Miss Míková. Unable to sit by and watch divorcing parents bicker shamelessly in the courts over money, over time she kidnaps five emotionally neglected children, giving them a loving home. Chairman of the Senate František Kroupa (who falls for Miss Míková), and even the official judicial system, must capitulate to this uncompromising lady... This is an unconventional film that reflects the social realities and ideals of the Prague Spring. Jiřina Bohdalová and Josef Kemr excel in the lead roles.
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