Hej-Rup! (Heave-Ho!)

In the 1930s, Czechoslovakian films were a glorious lot — delirious, adroitly made and sumptuously filmed on location. One such dazzler is the 1934 comedy masterpiece Hej-Rup! (Heave-Ho!) from director Martin Fric (the Czechs’ grand old man of the movies, he started his career in 1919).

Location Info

Map

Brown Auditorium - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005

Category: Movie Theaters

Region: Kirby-West U

Photos

1 user reviews	Write A Review
	0

Related Content

• 6th Annual Palestine Film Festival
  May 10, 2012
• MFAH Fine Art Food Trucks Perk Up Lunch in the Museum District
  April 17, 2012
• Upcoming Events: Asparagus, Honey and Dreams of Sushi
  April 13, 2012
• Tut, Tut
  March 8, 2012
• The Mummy
  February 2, 2012

More About

• Jiri Voskovec
• Jan Werich
• Sergei Eisenstein
• Arts, Entertainment, and Media
• Visual Arts

Like this Story?

Sign up for the Events Newsletter: What's happening in town? From underground club nights to the biggest outdoor festivals, our top picks for the week's best events will always keep you in on the action.

Privacy Policy Cancel Continue

What gives this movie such a kick are the two wily stars, veteran actors Jiri Voskovec and Jan Werich, who co-wrote the story and had been Czechoslovakia’s leading theatrical duo and cultural icons since 1927. Their brand of surreal high jinks and biting social commentary is bracing, and this Depression Era movie lovingly showcases their particularly European sensibilities, which seem so contemporary today. Like the best of Chaplin — with a wry visual nod to Sergei Eisenstein — it’s the little guy against the machine. The machine doesn’t stand a chance.

5 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-639-7515 or visit www.mfah.org. $6 to $7.
Sun., Jan. 15, 5 p.m., 2012