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Three Nuts for Cinderella is one of the fairy tales you definitely won’t miss at Christmas. This year the Christmas fairy tale was broadcast for the first time after the death of the unforgettable Libuška Šafránková, who left us. Although everyone knows the fairy tale by heart, you’ll still learn a lot of interesting facts in the film! Let’s go through them together.
Filming in the Šumava
Stuck horse: During filming in the Šumava, Trávníček’s horse sank up to its ears into a snow-filled pit.
Endless running: The scene where the prince runs after Cinderella from the castle had to be run by Trávníček about fifty times because of the wind.
Expensive film: The fairy tale was shot on expensive film stock, so the director demanded that all shots be filmed on the first take.
Interesting details about the characters
Jura is named Boněk: Jura, the one Cinderella rode during filming, was actually named Boněk.
Helena’s name change: Helena Růžičková’s character is called Kleinröschen in the German version, which means Little Rose.
Credits mistake: The actress who played Dora, Dana Hlaváčová, is incorrectly listed in the credits as Daniela.
Curiosities and unusual situations
No kiss: Cinderella and the prince never kissed in the film, which is not typical in fairy tales.
Three Jiřís: There were actually three Jiřís. One with a winter coat in the stable, the second without it during a walk in the forest, the third in Germany.
Růžičková and Zvonoklasy: Helena Růžičková played the daughter of Baroness Droběna from Kratiháje, a character from the play Zvonoklasy.
Pregnant actress: Dora, played by Dana Hlaváčová, was filming in her sixth month of pregnancy. Today she lives with her daughter in Mladá Boleslav.
Remarkable achievements
Theatre in Dresden: Actor Rolf Hoppe, who played the king in the fairy tale, built his own theatre in Dresden.
Artificial snow: The artificial snow used during filming in Germany smelled horribly, because it was brought in from canned fish.
Interest in the prince role: There was so much interest in the role of the prince that hundreds of actors applied for the audition.
Financial success: Director Václav Vorlíček has so far earned about 3 million crowns from selling Cinderella in various countries.
Conclusion
The fairy tale Three Nuts for Cinderella thus hides not only a magical story, but also interesting behind-the-scenes stories that are worth knowing! Next Christmas we’ll enjoy it again, this time with a new perspective on its history.
