Variations on Gustav Mahler’s Theme

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1980

Production year

1980

Premiere

19 February 1982

Runtime

14 min

Director

Jan Špáta

Category

film

Genre

music, art

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Variace na téma Gustava Mahlera

Czech title

Variace na téma Gustava Mahlera

English title

Variations on Gustav Mahler’s Theme

Working title

Gustav Mahler

Summary

Three People (Aloisie Kratochvílová, innkeeper from Kaliště u Humpolce, composer Jan Klusák and graphic artist Jaroslav Krejčí) with a personal relationship to the world famous music composer Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) accompanied by his music interpreted by the Czech philharmonics.

Crew and creators

Director

Jan Špáta

Screenstory

Jan Špáta

Screenplay

Jan Špáta

Director of Photography

Jan Špáta

Sound Designer

Zbyněk Mader

Production Manager

Máša Charouzdová

Music

Music Composed by

Gustav Mahler

Music Selected by

Jan Špáta, Zbyněk Mader

Production info

Original Title

Variace na téma Gustava Mahlera

Czech Title

Variace na téma Gustava Mahlera

English Title

Variations on Gustav Mahler’s Theme

Working Title

Gustav Mahler

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

music, art

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1980

Production Year

1980

Premiere

premiere 19 February 1982 /suitable for youths/
renewed premiere 5 November 2009 /suitable for all ages/ (kina Aero a Světozor, Praha)

Distribution slogan

no caption (1982) / no caption (2009)

Copyright Holders

Krátký film Praha

Distribution

Ústřední půjčovna filmů (původní 1982), Aerofilms (obnovená 2009 /DVD kinodistribuce/; monopol do 5. 11. 2012)

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

14 min

Original length in metres

400 meters

Shooting format

Digital Betacam, HD Digital Betacam

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm, DVD, BRD

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