Alena

Aug 8 1947 N/A 1h 35m
Comedy, Fantasy

Master armourer Tomás has young wife Alena, of whom he is very jealous. One day the ruler of town sees Alena and decides to win her over for himself. To get a free hand for his love affairs, he sends Master Tomás to acquire more skills in Flanders. Jealous husband does not know how to secure fidelity of his beautiful wife while he is away, and finally accepts aid of the devil, to whom he signs his soul as a reward. Devil in the disguise of Master Ondrej works in Tomás's workshop and protects Alena against various courtiers and the ruler of town. But finally he falls in love with Alena himself and becomes her lover.

Plot

Master armourer Tomás (Vladimír Repa) has young wife Alena (Miluse Zoubková), of whom he is very jealous. One day the ruler of town sees Alena and decides to win her over for himself. To get a free hand for his love affairs, he sends Master Tomás to acquire more skills in Flanders. Jealous husband does not know how to secure fidelity of his beautiful wife while he is away, and finally accepts aid of the devil (Vítezslav Vejrazka), to whom he signs his soul as a reward. Devil in the disguise of Master Ondrej works in Tomás's workshop and protects Alena against various courtiers and the ruler of town. But finally he falls in love with Alena himself and becomes her lover.

Written by

Frantisek Kubka, Vladimír Tuma, J.Z. Novak

Directed by

Miroslav Cikán

Production Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production Companies

Ceskoslovenská filmová spolecnost

Languages

Ceský

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
38
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA