Mirror in a Village 3

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1949

Production year

1949

Runtime

8 min

Category

film

Genre

agitprop

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Zrcadlo na vesnici 3

Czech title

Zrcadlo na vesnici 3

English title

Mirror in a Village 3

Working title

Zrcadlo III. – zemědělské

Synopsis

The authors of the Mirror were invited to visit a village. The problem they are supposed to deal with concerns the minor cooperatives which are being established for various reasons. The only chance to prevent private farmers from controlling the village events is to bring people together in farmers' cooperatives. And thus it happens that the self-interested farmer Bárta initiates the establishment of a cooperative because only a cooperative can get a voucher to purchase a tractor. When his neighbours come to borrow the tractor, Bárta refuses, explaining that it was he who had purchased the machine. The consequent meeting is not jolly for Bárta who is severly pilloried for his behaviour. The Mirror editors intend to return after some time to check the situation. They are moreover looking forward to the new fattened piglets from the cooperative fattening station and the pork feast.

Note

The last from the intended series of propaganda films. The next parts were never filmed.

Cast

Karel Effa

redaktor Karel

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Ladislav Rychman

Screenplay

Ludvík Toman

Director of Photography

Karel Smutný

Film Editor

Ferdinand Kursa

Production Manager

Otakar Urban

Music

Music Composed by

Zdeněk Liška

Production info

Original Title

Zrcadlo na vesnici 3

Czech Title

Zrcadlo na vesnici 3

English Title

Mirror in a Village 3

Working Title

Zrcadlo III. – zemědělské

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

agitprop

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1949

Production Year

1949

Production specifications

projection approval 26 May 1949 (konec povolení k promítání 25. 5. 1954)

Premiere

premiere 06/1949 /suitable for youths/

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

8 min

Original length in metres

230 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech