The Ceremony
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
CeremoniálCzech title
CeremoniálEnglish title
The CeremonySynopsis
Family consisting of a mother, a paralyzed father on a wheelchair and an adult daughter, are visiting relatives - a married couple with an adolescent son. The hostess is affected and cloyingly warm. She constantly jabbers, offers refreshments and is honey-tongued to her husband, who apparently suffered a stroke. She puts the flowers brought by the guests into the vase on a tablet close to the man. They drink coffee and the youngsters are bored. The old man stretches his hand to reach the flower. But his hands do not obey him and the vase tips over. The kind hostess immediately turns into an unpleasant virago who sharply scolds her sick husband.
Note
A studio scene of the 3rd grade at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts.
Photos
Cast
Nataša Gollová
hostitelka
František Gremmer
hostitelčin ochrnutý manžel
Jarmila Dostálová
dcera hostitelů
Alžběta Frejková
návštěvnice
Antonín Šubrt
manžel návštěvnice
Miloslav Uher
syn návštěvníků
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Pedagogical management
Elmar Klos (režie), Jiří Hanibal (odborný asistent), Václav Hanuš (kamera), Bohumil Šmída (produkce), Josef Dobřichovský (střih)
Production info
Original Title
Ceremoniál
Czech Title
Ceremoniál
English Title
The Ceremony
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1966
Production Year
1966
Production
Copyright Holders
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
9 min
Original length in metres
259 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
