''From Saturday to Sunday'' () is a 1931 Czech

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directed by Gustav Machatý based on a screenplay by

Vítězslav Nezval Vítězslav Nezval (; 26 May 1900 – 6 April 1958) was a Czechs, Czech poet, writer and translator. He was one of the most prolific avant-garde Czech writers in the first half of the 20th century and a co-founder of the Surrealism, Surrealist ...

. Art Director on the film was Alexandr Hackenschmied.

Cast

* Ladislav H. Struna as Karel Benda, typesetter * Magda Maděrová as Máňa, audio typist * Jiřina Šejbalová as Nany, audio typist * Karel Jičínský as Mr. Ervín * R. A. Dvorský as Pavel * F. X. Mlejnek as Announcer * Mimi Erbenová as Nightclub attendant * Jan Richter as Drunkard * František Sauer as Drunkard * Míla Svoboda as Drunkard * Václav Menger as Police officer * Leo Marten as Club dancer * Aša Vašátková as Club dancer * Milada Matysová as Club dancer

Production

''From Saturday to Sunday'' was Machatý's first sound film, which caused problems with financing. Studios weren't ready to spend resources on the sound movie for a small market. In the end the financing was provided by A-B production company and the film was shot at sound stages at A-B studios in

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. Jazz inspired soundtrack was composed by Jaroslav Ježek with Nezval writing the song lyrics. In 1932 a French dubbed version of the film was released under the name ''D’une nuit a l’autre''.

Reception

The contemporary local reviews were mixed. The critics praised the film visuals, camera work and editing, but criticised "banal and sentimental" story. The film was well-received in France.

Home release

The film was digitally restored in 2017 and released on Blu-ray and DVD by

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