269:. It was the first film adaptation of a popular Czech literary classic by Božena Němcová. But Červenková's movies were not popular, neither commercially nor among critics. She was criticized mainly because of fast and low-budget production and lack of film education. But Červenková's contribution to the early Czechoslovak film business is obvious – at first, as the journalist who enforced the perception of moviemaking as part of creating a national identity and also was one of the pioneers who adapted literary and theatre works for movies. From this period are two movies extant:
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Slaviafilm. It is possible that it was caused also by the change of
Slaviafilm only to a distribution company. Filmový ústav was a family-character production company. Červenková built a workshop, studio and laboratory in her family house in Vinohrady, In the backyard of the house were shot interiors of her movies. Červenková and Brabec did not have a commercial plan with their company, they only wanted to earn money for their next movies. Filmový ústav produced Červenková's films:
221:(The First Czechoslovakian Competition on National Librettos). In her articles is obvious ambition for increase the level of Czechoslovak film. She realized how important cinema could be for a nation: “Film is a deep well of knowledge, the film will become more influential than the press, the film is an art which mustn’t be profaned by flag-waving or turned into a cash cow… But the film is also a national credo, a declaration… and this mustn’t be forgotten.”
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but remained being director of the company. The most probable version (according to Brabec's words) is that Červenková got her first job in the film business in
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Conviction of the value of the film as art and the need for the development of “higher artistic film that would be an adaptation of valuable literary works” led to the establishment of Filmový ústav. Filmový ústav was founded by Červenková and Brabec in the second half of 1919 after they left
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Filmový ústav finished its activities because of the economic crisis in 1923. Červenková left for Brazil with her brothers. Since then, there is no evidence about her life and activities, either about her only son. She died in São Paulo in Brazil in 1961 (or in 1957, as some sources state).
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Thea Červenková was born to a butcher's family living on
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