August Sunday
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1960Production year
1959—1960Premiere
12 May 1961Runtime
81 minDirector
Otakar VávraCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Srpnová neděleCzech title
Srpnová neděleEnglish title
August SundaySynopsis
Summer guests are spending the last days of their holidays in a small village near a lake in South Bohemia. Ageing but elegant Věra Mixová is here, with her niece Zuzka and an old small-town couple Vachs. At the lido, by the camp-fire and in the hotel, they meet with the local people. They meet the older postmaster, firmly convinced that one should work unselfishly to help the others. He is sadly and hopelessly in love with Věra. They also meet a group of young people, led by a somewhat frivolous glass smelter Jirka. Věra is firm with her niece for she's jealous of her youth. She flirts with Jirka but isn't happy with her life. She is expecting that her lover - editor and an ex-poet Morák - will solve her problems. But the weak man lost all his ideals a long time ago and he doesn't really love Věra any more. He comes after Věra to her summer flat to tell her that he is going to marry his landlady who is expecting his child. Disillusioned Věra throws herself into the lake. Jirka jumps after her convinced that she is Zuzka. He discovers he was wrong, but nevertheless helps Mixová onto the shore. He then hurries after Zuzka to tell her that he loves her.
Photos
Cast
Vlasta Fabianová
Věra Mixová
Karel Höger
redaktor Alfréd Morák
Bohuš Záhorský
Eduard Vach
Jiřina Šejbalová
Marie, Vachova žena
Miloš Nedbal
poštmistr
Miriam Hynková
Zuzana, neteř Mixové
Luděk Munzar
sklář Jirka
Otomar Krejča
Ing. Václav Mixa, Věřin manžel
František Filipovský
vesnický muzikant
Eman Fiala
vesnický muzikant
Jan Tříska
sklář Tomáš
Zuzana Stivínová
dívka Míla
Jaroslava Panýrková
dívka Hanka
Hana Bauerová
žena v červených plavkách
Eva Horanová
dívka
Jaroslav Horan
mladík
Hana Jirotková
dívka
Josef Krameš
mladík
Magdalena Micková
dívka
Piro Milkani
mladík
Ondrej Očenáš
mladík
Silvera Rašková
dívka
Jitka Skolková
dívka
Ludmila Sovová
dívka
Jiří Štíbr
mladík
František Hrubín
muž v plavkách a s fotoaparátem
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Based on
František Hrubín (Srpnová neděle – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Otakar Vávra, Otomar Krejča, František Hrubín (dialogy)
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Art Director
Set Designer
Eva Slívová
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Otakar Košťál, Václav Volk, Marie Zedníková, Alena Hejdánková
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Jaroslav Merunka, Ludmila Venclíková
Cooperation
Jindřich Panáček (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Songs
Láska a sen
Song Composer Václav Trojan
Writer of Lyrics František Hrubín
Singer sbor
Měsíčku, hlídej!
Song Composer Václav Trojan
Writer of Lyrics František Hrubín
Singer sbor
Bílý měsíc
Song Composer Václav Trojan
Writer of Lyrics František Hrubín
Singer sbor
Vesničko má pod Šumavou
Song Composer Johan B. Blobner
Writer of Lyrics Karel Šimůnek
Singer Jiřina Šejbalová
Production info
Original Title
Srpnová neděle
Czech Title
Srpnová neděle
English Title
August Sunday
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1960
Production Year
1959—1960
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 22 July 1959
technical Screenplay approved 12 August 1959
start of filming 21 August 1959
end of filming 2 November 1960
projection approval 30 December 1960
Premiere
premiere 12 May 1961 /unsuitable for youths/ (celostátní)
premiere 26 May 1961 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Blaník /3 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Šmída – Fikar, Ladislav Fikar (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Bohumil Šmída (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
81 min
Original length in metres
2 297 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66, 1:2,35
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
