Celebration in the Botanical Garden (Slávnosť v botanickej záhrade) 55 years old

Celebration in the Botanical Garden

One of the lead characters is Maria, an inn keeper; always a bride but never a wife. She meets the newcomer Pierre, who disturbs the peace of the small village and teaches the locals how to enjoy life. The film is full of fireworks of lovely colours, and a warm feeling. It is like a carousel of humour and human situations that carry us away, from the very first frame to the unexpected ending, making the viewer laugh gaily. Using a mosaic approach to the traditional narrative line, the film director creates a picture of fairly anarchic glee. “Celebration in the Botanical Garden” is a world of fantasy, full of summer fun, good humour and delight. E. Havetta´s debut was inspired by naïve art, French impressionism, and silent slap-stick as well as Western Slovakian folk traditions.

Credits

Celebration in the Botanical Garden Cast

Name Character
Nina Divíšková She was 33, now 88 years old as Katarína
Dušan Blaškovič He was 39, 71 years old when he died as Kovác
Marta Raslová as Mi
Jiří Sýkora He was 24, now 29 years old as Gaspar
Zuzana Cigánová She was 22, now 77 years old as Margita
Slavoj Urban as Pierre

Celebration in the Botanical Garden Crew

Name Department
Lubor Dohnal as Writer. He was 31 (now 86) years old Writing
Alfréd Benčič as Editor. He was 39 (66) years old when He died Editing
Zdeněk Liška as Original Music Composer. He was 48 (61) years old when He died Sound
Elo Havetta as Director. He was 31 (36) years old when He died Directing
Elo Havetta as Writer. He was 31 (36) years old when He died Writing
Vladimír Popovič as Art Direction. He was 30 (41) years old when He died Art
Celebration in the Botanical Garden poster
Celebration in the Botanical Garden (55 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, August 26, 1969
  • Runtime: 83 minutes