Liar-Friend,The
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1957Production year
1957Premiere
21 June 1957Runtime
30 minDirector
Jindřich PušCategory
filmGenre
short-storyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Přítel lhářCzech title
Přítel lhářEnglish title
Liar-Friend,TheSynopsis
Kamil, who mends lifts, and saxophonist Pepek live together in the Old Town in a one-room flat. Kamil is married but his wife Vlasta lives and works in another town. Kamil gets dressed up and goes off to a wine bar where he is meeting his new girlfriend Irena. Pepek is angry with him, he likes Vlasta and perhaps even loves her, if on a platonic level. Pepek is playing in the orchestra of night club when Vlasta comes to look for him; she is passing through Prague and Kamil is not at home. Pepek tells her Kamil is in Kladno on business. He walks with Vlasta through night-time Prague and lets her wait a while outside the wine bar while he goes inside on the pretext of asking Kamil's friends when they expect him back. Kamil is taken unawares at his wife's sudden arrival. He wants to see Vlasta but he is all dressed up and has also left his wedding ring at home. Vlasta spends the night in the Prague flat and Pepek takes her to the station in the morning. Kamil, who has walked the streets all night, watches them secretly from a hiding place. When Vlasta leaves, Kamil gets a hard slap from Pepek. This puts an end to Kamil's adventures.
Note
The film was distributed to Czech cinemas along with the French feature film Daughters of Destiny.
Photos
Cast
Miroslav Zounar
Kamil
Milan Neděla
Pepek Raban
Soňa Danielová
Vlasta, Kamilova žena
Stella Májová
Irena, Kamilova přítelkyně
Kamil Lochman
člen orchestru
Karel Balaš
člen orchestru
Jiří Procházka (hudba)
dirigent tanečního orchestru
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Music
Music Composed by
Selected Music
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (Svatební pochod), Georges Bizet (Carmen /Toreadore smělý/)
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček), Taneční orchestr Jiřího Procházky (Music Conducted by Jiří Procházka (hudba))
Production info
Original Title
Přítel lhář
Czech Title
Přítel lhář
English Title
Liar-Friend,The
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
short-story
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1957
Production Year
1957
Production specifications
projection approval 19 April 1957
Premiere
premiere 21 June 1957 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Pasáž /5 týdnů/ a Světozor /5 týdnů/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Šebor – Kratochvíl, Miloš V. Kratochvíl (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Jiří Šebor (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
30 min
Original length in metres
866 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
