The Wedding Night

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1968

Production year

1968

Runtime

8 min

Category

film

Genre

étude

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshort

Original title

Svatební noc

Czech title

Svatební noc

English title

The Wedding Night

Synopsis

After the whirl of the wedding a pair of newly-weds are about to get into bed, when they are interrupted by the mother, who uses various excuses to get into the room. The bridegroom locks the door, but the mother breaks it soon and offers them buns with a smile. The astounded pair resign themselves to the situation and accept the snacks. The years have gone by, and the old pair is now lying in bed eating buns and saying "She still loves us. How long is it since she died?"

Crew and creators

Director of Photography

Tomáš Procházka

Production Manager

Ivo Pitrák, Karel Fiala

Pedagogical management

Karel Kachyňa (režie), Václav Hanuš (kamera), Karel Höger, Jan Chaloupek (střihová skladba)

Music

Selected Music

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (Svatební pochod)

Production info

Original Title

Svatební noc

Czech Title

Svatební noc

English Title

The Wedding Night

Category

film

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film

Genre

étude

Student film

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1968

Production Year

1968

Production

Studio FAMU

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

8 min

Original length in metres

213 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