简介：AshimmeringtragedyintheHollywoodmold,Virginityconcernsabeautifulyoungwomanpreparedtosellherselfintomarriagetoobtainmoneyforherdyinglover'streatment,whilethecameratracksthroughgaudynightclubsandoverstuffedapartments.ThisisoneofthefirstfilmsbythegreatfilmmasterOtakarVávra,aleadingfixtureinCzechcinemawho,attheageof95isstilldirectingfilms!WithLídaBaarová,LadislavBohác.DirectedbyOtakarVávra,Czechoslovakia,1937,35mm,84mins. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh2OhFzke3s ThedoomedloveofacitygirlcaughtintheviseofpovertyisdetailedinOtakarVavra'sfluid,romanticwork.ThelovelyHanafindsherselfonthestreetafterherlecherousstepfatherturnsalittletooattentive,buthernewjobinacafeteriaoffersnorespite.Whenit'snotthecustomers,it'stheboss:lechersallaround,excepttheyoungcomposerPavel,whoseheartisaslargeashislungsareweak.SoonHanamustmakeafatefuldecision,onethatmaysavehislife,butendtheirlove.Thefilmlingersoveritscharacters'habitatsandhaunts,findingpsychologicaltruthsinwhateachownsordesires,andcounteringeveryHollywood-readysceneofgleamingrestaurantsanddazzlingpenthouseswithrealistmomentsofemploymentlinesandcrammedflats.Vavra'sclassicalcameraworkandauraofromanticdefeatismgiveVirginityaforcecomparabletothemasterofthisgenre,Hollywood'sFrankBorzage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otakar_Vávra…