
Celebration in the Botanical Garden
Fantasy · Adventure · Comedy
Overview
Maria, an inn keeper, is always a bride but never a wife. She meets newcomer Pierre, who disturbs the peace of the small village and teaches the locals how to enjoy life. E. Havetta's debut was inspired by naïve art, French impressionism, silent slap-stick and Western Slovakian folk traditions.
Top Cast
Slavoj Urban
Slavoj Urban
Pierre
Slavoj Urban
Pierre


Nina Divíšková
Nina Divíšková
Katarína
Nina Divíšková
Katarína
Jiří Sýkora
Jiří Sýkora
Gašpar
Jiří Sýkora
Gašpar


Dušan Blaškovič
Dušan Blaškovič
Kovác
Dušan Blaškovič
Kovác
Hana Slivková
Hana Slivková
Mária
Hana Slivková
Mária
Štefan Štibrányi
Štefan Štibrányi
Pišta Domček
Štefan Štibrányi
Pišta Domček
Marta Rašlová
Marta Rašlová
Mi
Marta Rašlová
Mi


Zuzana Cigánová
Zuzana Cigánová
Margita
Zuzana Cigánová
Margita
Viola Kováčová
Viola Kováčová
Viola Kováčová
Erika Meszárošová
Erika Meszárošová
Erika Meszárošová
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