The Girl on the Broomstick
| The Girl on the Broomstick | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Václav Vorlíček |
| Written by | Václav Vorlíček Miloš Macourek |
| Starring | Petra Černocká Jan Hrušínský Jan Kraus |
| Cinematography | Vladimír Novotný |
| Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
| Music by | Angelo Michajlov |
| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
Release date | 8 September 1972 |
Running time | 76 min |
| Language | Czech |
The Girl on the Broomstick (Dívka na koštěti) is a 1972 Czechoslovak fantasy-comedy film directed by Václav Vorlíček based on a book by Hermína Franková.[1] A sequel Saxána a Lexikon kouzel was released in 2011.
Plot[edit]
A teenage witch, Saxana, who faces 300 years' detention for failing her classes, escapes to the human world with the help of a school janitor. Once in the human world, she meets Honza, a teenage boy, who takes her to school with him. At school, Saxana becomes acquainted with three of the schools' teenage delinquents, who convince her to turn the faculty into rabbits by lying and promising her that they will help in her quest to stay in the human world.
Cast[edit]
- Petra Černocká as Saxana
- Jan Hrušínský as Honza Bláha
- Jan Kraus as Miky Rousek
- František Filipovský as Mr. Rousek
- Vladimír Menšík as Retired vampire, janitor
- Vlastimil Zavřel as Bohouš Adámek
- Michal Hejný as Čenda Bujnoch
- Stella Zázvorková as Mrs. Vondráčková
- Míla Myslíková as Mrs. Bláhová
- Josef Bláha as Wizardry School Headmaster
- Jiří Lír as Botany Teacher
- Jaromír Spal as Mr. Bláha
Soundtrack[edit]
The music for the film was composed by Angelo Michajlov. The soundtrack was released on a vinyl and CD by Finders Keepers Records in 2010.[2]
Tracklist[edit]
- Dívka Na Koštěti
- Dexem Po Multo Shumpoplex
- Telescopicas Humerus
- Petramorphosis
- Algebraic Airbrush
- Suxo Plexo Muxo
- A Pretty Kettle Of Fish
- A Chicken In Form 9
- Vladimír's Secret Service
- Rats And Rodents
- The Wisdom Teeth
- Ridiculous Cuniculus
- Twenty Past Two
- An Open Window
- Dexem Po Krumplex
- Saxana
- A Rabbit In Cage 6
- A Visit From The Heavies
- The 300 Year Itch
- Hex F.X.
- A Good Honest Looney House
- Hide And Sheikh
- Haxipola's Trip
- Rudexa Ux Velorex
- Expedit - A Dragon With Two Heads
- The Magic In A Single Rose
References[edit]
- ^ "Dívka na koštěti (1971) – Filmový přehled" (in Czech). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Saxana - Girl On A Broomstick (Dívka na koštěti)". Finders Keepers Records. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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