Josef Rovenský

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Josef Rovenský

Josef Rovenský (born April 17, 1894 in Prague ; † November 5, 1937 there ) was a Czech actor , screenwriter and director .

Life

Josef Rovenský grew up in a wealthy family in Prague, as his father ran a funeral home there . After a private acting training with Karel Želenský, he first became a member of a small touring theater company in 1914 . In 1918 a first stage position followed at the City Theater in Pilsen . He then returned to Prague and played at various cabaret and cabaret stages (including Red Seven, Rococo, Vlasta Burian Theater and the Revolutionary Scene).

Josef Rovenský came into contact with the film business as early as 1914 and appeared in a silent film . From 1918 he was increasingly seen in film productions , later also in some German films directed by his compatriot Karel Lamač . In 1929 he played the leading role of the pharmacist Robert Henning in the GWPabst film Diary of a Lost . Louise Brooks , Fritz Rasp and Valeska Gert played next to him . In the 1930s he increasingly turned to directing. Among his notable works were the film Junge Liebe (Řeka) with Jarmila Beránková and Jaroslav Vojta in 1933 and Marysa with Jirina Stepnicková and Jaroslav Vojta in 1935 . In 1936 he directed the Austrian production Manja Valewska with Maria Andergast , Olga Chekhowa and Hans Schott-Schöbinger . The critics judge this feature film , which had the distribution title Petersburger Romance in the post-war period :

"Love melodrama from 19th century Russia: splendid uniforms, dashing officers, shiny balls. [...] Hopelessly outdated noble colportage."

- Lexicon of International Films

While working on the German feature film Pan in 1937 . The fate of Lieutenant Thomas Glahn , for which he also wrote the script , led to differences with the production company. At the same time, Josef Rovenský was struggling with health problems, so he stopped filming and returned to Prague. The film was subsequently shot and finished by Olaf Fjord . Rovenský also worked as a screenwriter for other films.

Josef Rovenský died in 1937 at the age of 43.

Filmography

actor

  • 1914: Zamilovaná tchyne
  • 1918: Ucitel orientálních jazyku
  • 1919: Oklamaný hypnotisér Swengali
  • 1919: Akord smrti
  • 1920: There in the mountains (Tam na horách)
  • 1921: The Secret of the Old Book (Setrelé písmo)
  • 1921: Cesty k výsinám
  • 1921: Roztrzené photo
  • 1922: Venousek a Stázicka
  • 1922: Cervená karkulka
  • 1922: Deti osudu
  • 1923: The Lumberjack (Drvostep)
  • 1923: This stone: Tut-anch-amon (Tu ten kámen aneb Kterak láskou mozno v mziku vzplanout treba k neboztíku)
  • 1924: The Glass Castle (Bílý ráj)
  • 1926: The good soldier Schwejk (Dobrý voják Švejk)
  • 1926: Príbeh jednoho dne
  • 1926: Svejk na fronte
  • 1927: Svéhlavicka
  • 1927: godfather Bezousek (Pantáta Bezousek)
  • 1927: Kvet ze Sumavy
  • 1927: Svejk v civilu
  • 1928: U svatého Mateje, kdyz se slunko zasmeje
  • 1928: Kainovo znamení
  • 1928: Dùm ztraceného stestí
  • 1928: Sextánka
  • 1928: The first kiss
  • 1928: Životem vedla je láska
  • 1928: Pohorská vesnice
  • 1929: Hrích
  • 1929: Páter Vojtech
  • 1929: Osudné noci
  • 1929: About women and money
  • 1929: The call of the north
  • 1929: Diary of a lost man
  • 1929: The Sin of a Beautiful Woman (Hříchy lásky)
  • 1929: The girl with the whip
  • 1929: Kdyz valcík zní
  • 1930: Za rodnou hroudou
  • 1930: One night experience / The Galgentoni (Tonka Šibenice)
  • 1930: The caviar princess
  • 1930: Andelíckárka
  • 1930: Starý hrích
  • 1930: Plukovník Svec
  • 1930: Chudá holka
  • 1930: Svatý Václav
  • 1930: The girl from USA
  • 1930: Pasák holek
  • 1930: Melody of Life (Kdyz struny lkají)
  • 1930: A girl from the Reeperbahn
  • 1931: Psohlavci
  • 1931: On a jeho sestra
  • 1931: Milácek pluku
  • 1931: Loupezník
  • 1931: C. a k. polí marsálek
  • 1931: Aféra plukovníka Rédla
  • 1931: Dobrý voják Svejk
  • 1931: Fidlovacka
  • 1931: To neznáte Hadimrsku
  • 1932: Ruzové combined
  • 1932: Pepina Rejholcová
  • 1932: Lelícek ve sluzbách Sherlocka Holmese
  • 1932: woe if he let go
  • 1932: Malostransti musketýri
  • 1932: Senkýrka u divoké krásy
  • 1933: S vyloucením verejnosti
  • 1933: Sister Angelika (Sestra Angelika)
  • 1933: Pobocník jeho výsosti
  • 1933: Funebrák
  • 1933: Diagnosa X
  • 1933: Strycek z Ameriky
  • 1933: The daughter of the regiment
  • 1933: Auditor
  • 1933: Young love (Řeka)
  • 1934: Za ranních cervánku
  • 1936: Trhani

Director

  • 1920: Komediantka
  • 1921: The Secret of the Old Book (Setrelé písmo)
  • 1922: Tulákovo srdce
  • 1922: Deti osudu
  • 1928: Dùm ztraceného stestí
  • 1928: Zivotem vedla je láska
  • 1933: Young love (Řeka)
  • 1934: Tatranská romance
  • 1934: Za ranních cervánku
  • 1935: Marysa
  • 1936: Manja Valewska
  • 1937: Pan. The fate of Lieutenant Thomas Glahn ( shot to an end by Olaf Fjord )

Script / original idea

  • 1920: Komediantka (script, idea)
  • 1928: Dùm ztraceného stestí (screenplay)
  • 1928: Zivotem vedla je láska (screenplay)
  • 1933: Junge Liebe (Řeka) (screenplay)
  • 1934: Tatranská romance (script, idea)
  • 1934: Zivot vojenský, zivot veselý (idea)
  • 1935: Marysa (screenplay)
  • 1937: Pan. The fate of Lieutenant Thomas Glahn (screenplay)
  • 1941: Prelude (idea)

literature

  • Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorf's international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 3: Peit – Zz. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1961, DNB 451560752 , p. 1442.
  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 661.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Short biography of Josef Rovenský on Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze (in Czech); accessed on August 1, 2016
  2. ↑ a b c Short biography of Josef Rovenský on volny.cz (in Czech); accessed on August 1, 2016
  3. ^ Film image with Louise Brooks ( Memento from December 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on FAZ.NET ; accessed on August 1, 2016
  4. ^ Petersburg Romance in the Lexicon of International Films online; accessed on August 1, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Rovenský, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech actor, screenwriter and director
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH November 5, 1937
Place of death Prague