The May Fairy (Czech: Pohádka máje) is a 1926 Czech silent romance film directed by Karl Anton based on a Vilém Mrštík's novel. It is credited with helping to introduce the tradition of lyricism in Czech cinema.
It was shot in several locations including Prague and Vienna. Another adaptation of the novel was made in 1940 by Otakar Vávra.
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Cast
Ferdinand Kaňkovský as Forester
Anna Opplová as Forester's Wife
Anita Janová as Helenka
Jarmila Horáková as Gusta
Berta Reifová as Albína
George Voskovec as Ríša
Ludvík Veverka as Ríša's Friend
Antonín Marek as Priest
Betty Kysilková as Priest's Housekeeper
Božena Svobodová as Ríša's Landlady
Mary Jansová as Waiter
Marie Počepická as Marta
František Fišer as Jenyš
Saša Dobrovolná as Jenyš's Mother
Jindřich Lhoták as Nikolaus von Rittenburg
Jan Richter as Policeman
Ladislav H. Struna as Pimp
Helena Zmatlíková as Helenka
Release
The film was reconstructed in 2005 and re-released in cinemas with live music by Neuvěřitelno.