Courage for Every Day

1964 film

Courage for Every Day (Czech: Každý den odvahu) is a 1964 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Evald Schorm.^[1]

Plot

Director Evald Schorm reflects on the changing political tides of his generation in this clear-eyed study of idealism and disillusionment. Jarda (Jan Kačer) is a passionate Communist worker fervently dedicated to the principles of his party. But as those around him grow increasingly disenchanted with the cause, he must confront a sobering realization: that everything he has fought for has been for nothing.

Cast

• Jana Brejchová as Věra
• Jan Kačer as Jarda Lukáš
• Josef Abrhám as Bořek
• Vlastimil Brodský as Journalist
• Jiřina Jirásková as Olina, journalist's wife
• Olga Scheinpflugová as Landlady
• Václav Trégl as Eduard Mrázek
• Jan Libíček as Photographer
• Jan Cmíral as Company director
• Josef Krameš as Magician
• Helena Uhlířová as Magician's assistant
• Jiří Menzel as Jarda's colleague

Reception

Awards

1966 Locarno International Film Festival^[2]

• Won: Golden Leopard

References

1. "Každý den odvahu". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
2. "Winners of the Golden Leopard". Locarno International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

External links

• Courage for Every Day at IMDb
• Courage for Every Day at AllMovie
• Courage for Every Day at the TCM Movie Database