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''[[Taková láska]]'' ("Such Love"), is a two-part Czech drama by Pavel Kohout (1928-). | ''[[Taková láska]]'' ("Such Love"), is a two-part Czech drama by Pavel Kohout (1928-). | ||
| − | Probably best known by its German title,''[[So eine Liebe]]'' ("Such a Love"). | + | Probably best known by its German title,'''''[[So eine Liebe]]''''' ("Such a Love"). |
| − | ==The text== | + | ==The original text== |
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| + | Originally written by Pavel Kohout in 1957, it was first performed in Czech during the late 1950s. It is a two-act psychological drama, structured as an unconventional courtroom trial that invokes audience participation, it tells the story of a young university student named Lida. On the eve of her wedding, she runs into her childhood sweetheart, Peter, and calls off the wedding. Peter is married to a female doctor, but he believes he has fallen in love with Lida again. However, society and people around the couple exert such heavy moral pressure on Lida that she, feeling cornered and desperate, pulls away from Peter, flees, and falls from a moving train. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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Translated into German by Lucie Taubová and the German translation was done by Lucie Taubová and it became widely performed on European stages, particularly in German-speaking theaters during the 1950s and 1960s | Translated into German by Lucie Taubová and the German translation was done by Lucie Taubová and it became widely performed on European stages, particularly in German-speaking theaters during the 1950s and 1960s | ||
| − | + | Filmed in 1959, directed by Jiří Weiss, the play was also adapted into a television movie in 1968, directed by Jiří Bělka [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1205919/] | |
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1995: The German version performed in Cape Town by '''''[[Das Kleine Theater am Kap]]'''''. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147580/ | ||
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| + | The [[KTK]] website (last updated in 2000, '''now defunct''') http://www.ktk.co.za/default.htm | ||
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| + | https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Films]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Radio/Plays|South African Radio Plays and Serials]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Television/Plays|South African Television Plays and Series]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Venues,_Companies,_Societies,_etc]] | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:52, 28 September 2026
Taková láska ("Such Love"), is a two-part Czech drama by Pavel Kohout (1928-).
Probably best known by its German title,So eine Liebe ("Such a Love").
Contents
The original text
Originally written by Pavel Kohout in 1957, it was first performed in Czech during the late 1950s. It is a two-act psychological drama, structured as an unconventional courtroom trial that invokes audience participation, it tells the story of a young university student named Lida. On the eve of her wedding, she runs into her childhood sweetheart, Peter, and calls off the wedding. Peter is married to a female doctor, but he believes he has fallen in love with Lida again. However, society and people around the couple exert such heavy moral pressure on Lida that she, feeling cornered and desperate, pulls away from Peter, flees, and falls from a moving train.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into German by Lucie Taubová and the German translation was done by Lucie Taubová and it became widely performed on European stages, particularly in German-speaking theaters during the 1950s and 1960s
Filmed in 1959, directed by Jiří Weiss, the play was also adapted into a television movie in 1968, directed by Jiří Bělka [1]
Performance history in South Africa
1995: The German version performed in Cape Town by Das Kleine Theater am Kap.
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147580/
The KTK website (last updated in 2000, now defunct) http://www.ktk.co.za/default.htm
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to South_African_Venues,_Companies,_Societies,_etc
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Kohout https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1205919/]
