Torment of Devil ̓s Apprentice

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1975

Production year

1975

Runtime

53 min

Category

povídka

Genre

comedy, short-story

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionmedium

Original title

Trápení ďáblova učedníka

Czech title

Trápení ďáblova učedníka

English title

Torment of Devil ̓s Apprentice

Synopsis

Master Krtička teaches boys the essentials of lathe-turning. During the break the apprentices listen to heroic love stories of a warehouse keeper Rambousek. He gives most lessons to a shy Čeněk. Krtička reproaches Rambousek his racy pedagogic methods. Rambousek likes to be a worldling, at least in his dreams, and doesn't want to stop. Apprentices flirt with to-be-dress-makers from a nearby factory. That's why Krtička throws a letter through an open window to the workshop and "discloses" Čeněk's and Markéta's love story. The young people start a relationship - at first a very delicate one. Rambousek does not know Čeněk's first girlfriend is his daughter and makes Čeněk accept keys to his flat. Later on he gets shocked as when accompanied by Krtička he finds Čeněk and Markéta at his home. The young pair thanks Master Krtička for making them acquainted.

Production info

Original Title

Trápení ďáblova učedníka

Czech Title

Trápení ďáblova učedníka

English Title

Torment of Devil ̓s Apprentice

Category

povídka

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy, short-story

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1975

Production Year

1975

Technical info

Duration typology

medium length film

Duration in minutes

53 min

Original length in metres

1 488 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,66

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech