Synopsis:OneofGustavMachaty's(Ecstasy)majorachievements,FromSaturdaytoSundayismarkedbyagentleromanticism.Twosecretariesgooutonadoubledate,buttheinexperiencedMaryfleeswhenofferedmoneyforsexualfavors.ShetakesrefugeinacafeandencountersaplebeianPrinceCharming.Thefilmrecountsthesimpleprogressoftheirromanceaftertheygohometogether.Ifthetaleisnotunusual,thetellingissuperb.Thecharactersaresharplyobserved,withastrongsenseofsocialcontext.Machaty'sfirsttalkieisamasterpieceofsophisticatedearlysoundcinema.Andthefilm'scredits-CzechjazzfounderJezek,SurrealistpoetNezval,experimentalfilmmakerHammid-provideampleproofthatinpre-warCzechoslovakia,theavant-gardemadesignificantcontributionstomainstreamproduction.(ElliottSteinbbb
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