Mud-covered City

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1963

Production year

1963

Runtime

8 min

Category

film

Genre

satire, feuilleton

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Zablácené město

Czech title

Zablácené město

English title

Mud-covered City

Summary

The construction and the parallel settlement of Prague's prefabricated housing areas at the beginning of the 1960s, as depicted in Václav Táborský's film Mud-covered City, were characterised by a strange euphoria, liveliness, and daily difficulties of overcoming a muddy construction site. The ironic visual associations and dynamic music by Ferdinand Havlík connect the mixture of naturalistic and funny shots of Malešice and Petřiny.

Synopsis

The first residents of Prague's prefabricated housing areas are settling in. But some of the houses are still under construction, and every trip to and from the house means crossing muddy construction sites and avoiding excavators and trucks. Children cope with this situation in the best way. They play with mud, sticks and discarded cans, which they use to pretend to cook. Boots are a standard equipment for the residents of this new housing area. People carry their shoes in a bag with them so that they can change when needed.

Crew and creators

Director of Photography

Eduard Sigrot

Film Editor

Josef Pejsar

Sound Designer

Miroslav Letenský

Production Manager

Máša Charouzdová

Music

Music Composed by

Ferdinand Havlík

Music Performed by

Orchestr Ferdinanda Havlíka (Music Conducted by Ferdinand Havlík), Ferdinand Havlík

Production info

Original Title

Zablácené město

Czech Title

Zablácené město

English Title

Mud-covered City

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

satire, feuilleton

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1963

Production Year

1963

Production specifications

projection approval 4 May 1963

Premiere

premiere 1963 /suitable for youths/

Distribution slogan

no caption

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

8 min

Original length in metres

218 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 14. mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Benátky

1963
Benátky / Italy

Vítěz

Festival: 14. filmový festival pracujících

1963
30 měst / Czechoslovakia