Only Yesterday It Meant Death

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1960

Production year

1960

Runtime

8 min

Category

film

Genre

étude

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshort

Original title

Ještě včera to znamenalo smrt

Czech title

Ještě včera to znamenalo smrt

English title

Only Yesterday It Meant Death

Synopsis

It is 1942. There are German public notices hanging everywhere, threatening people with a death sentence. A young couple are together in a room. It is clear from their conversation that the girl is of Jewish origin and is hiding at the boy's place to escape the transports. The young man comforts and hugs her. But they are both listening with fear for the sounds from the corridor. The girl refuses a more intimate embrace but she gladly dances with the boy to the sound of radio music.

Crew and creators

Screenplay

Zdenek Sirový

Director of Photography

Jiří Volbracht

Sound Designer

Oldřich Tichý

Pedagogical management

Miroslav Hubáček (režie), Václav Hanuš (kamera), Jan Kučera (střihová skladba), Bohumil Šmída (produkce)

Music

Music Composed by

archivní

Music Advisor

Jan Malý

Production info

Original Title

Ještě včera to znamenalo smrt

Czech Title

Ještě včera to znamenalo smrt

English Title

Only Yesterday It Meant Death

Category

film

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film

Genre

étude

Student film

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1960

Production Year

1960

Production

Studio FAMU

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

8 min

Original length in metres

204 meters

Distribution carrier

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