

Early Days (1953)
Mladá léta
Overview
Early Days follows the early life of famous Czech writer Alois Jirásek. Jirásek had already developed his own view of the history of the Czech nation while he was at grammar school in Broumov. When he becomes the supply teach in Litomyšl, he has already written his first book and a number of poems. The local dignitaries await the arrival of the young writer in excited anticipation. Jirásek, however, is sickened by the empty patriotism from the depths of his soul and soon becomes disagreeable to the notables. The district sheriff tries to remove Jirásek from the school and drive him out of town. Unable to do this, the sheriff appoints a pro-Austrian headmaster who attempts to sabotage Jirásek. The students stand behind Jirásek , however, and discontent is not only felt in Litomyšl but throughout Bohemia.
What is Early Days about?
Early Days follows the early life of famous Czech writer Alois Jirásek. Jirásek had already developed his own view of the history of the Czech nation while he was at grammar school in Broumov. When he becomes the supply teach in Litomyšl, he has already written his first book and a number of poems. The local dignitaries await the arrival of the young writer in excited anticipation. Jirásek, however, is sickened by the empty patriotism from the depths of his soul and soon becomes disagreeable to the notables. The district sheriff tries to remove Jirásek from the school and drive him out of town. Unable to do this, the sheriff appoints a pro-Austrian headmaster who attempts to sabotage Jirásek. The students stand behind Jirásek , however, and discontent is not only felt in Litomyšl but throughout Bohemia. Early Days is a Drama, History movie, released on 1953-02-27, runtime 98 minutes.
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Directed by
Václav Krška
Cast
- Eduard Cupák as Alois Jirasek
- Nataša Tanská as Marie
- Karel Jelínek
- Jaroslav Vojta as Alois' Father
- Jarmila Kurandová as Alois' Mother
- Milan Veit as Adolf
- Radovan Lukavský as Prof. Hippler
- Vladimír Salač
- Jiří Dohnal
- Zdeněk Štěpánek
- František Šlégr
- Eman Fiala
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