Legend of Philemon’s and Baucis’s Death

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1972

Production year

1972

Runtime

5 min

Category

povídka

Genre

étude, short-story

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshort

Original title

Legenda o smrti Philemóna a Baucis

Czech title

Legenda o smrti Philemóna a Baucis

English title

Legend of Philemon’s and Baucis’s Death

Synopsis

An old married couple goes to a meadow carrying a wicker basket and a red umbrella. They lie down in grass under a tree and close their eyes. However, the old man is soon hungry. His wife gives him some bread and guinea pepper from the basket. They lie down again but then they stand up and leave. On the way they meet a woman in a long red gown - the Death. They complain to her that they wanted to die together but their wishes have not been fulfilled. A new shot of the meadow. The umbrella and the basket are lying under the tree.

Cast

Stanislav Roček

Voice by František Kovářík
Philemón

Anna Jeřábková

Baucis, Philemónova žena

Production info

Original Title

Legenda o smrti Philemóna a Baucis

Czech Title

Legenda o smrti Philemóna a Baucis

English Title

Legend of Philemon’s and Baucis’s Death

Category

povídka

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film

Genre

étude, short-story

Student film

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1972

Production Year

1972

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

5 min

Original length in metres

130 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech