Such Is Life ( The story of a Prague Washerwoman )/ Takovy je Život. Blu-ray 1929. Silent film..

“German director Carl Junghans’ Such is Life presents the tragic story of an aging washerwoman, whose debauched husband - a ruffian and alcoholic - lives off of her hard work. She slaves away from morning until night, working to support the household…This psychological drama, whose social themes draw on Emil Zola’s novel The Drinking Den ( L’Assomoir ), stands as a peak achievement of the silent cinema era with its highly developed film language, wich utilises a progressive montage technique and emphasises the symbolic function of the close-up. The film was inspired by the wave of social realism in European cinema at the time and, despite of the rapid spread of the sound film in late 1920s, was made silent…”

Katerina Sardická

Duration: 63 min

Aspect ratio 1:33:1

1080p HD

2.0 dual mono

Small booklet, with basic information about restoration process, production, cast etc, both, in English and Czech included.

Disc features also a few archival documentaries and educational films about alcoholism:

- Poisoned Life. Czechoslovakia. 1963. 14 min. Dir. Miloslav Hruby.

- Day after Day. Czechoslovakia. 1965. 19 min. Dir. Pavel Brezina.

- Fifty Grams of Irresponsibility. 1960. 15 min. Dir. Rudolf Obdržálek.

- Newsreel footage from Degluv žurnál. Chechoslovakia. 1931. 2 min.