Fabricius and Zuzana
Category
povídkaGenre
fantastic, short-storyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Fabricius a ZuzanaCzech title
Fabricius a ZuzanaEnglish title
Fabricius and ZuzanaWorking title
Robick a Zuzanapovídkový film
Prague NightsSynopsis
The film revolves around the story of Fabricius, a foreign businessman who wants to spend the night with a woman after a business meeting. In the middle of the night, at the Old Town Square, he meets the beautiful Zuzana, who is followed in the distance by her driver Václav driving a luxurious car. Fabricius is captivated by the young woman and carelessly confesses love to her. Their night walk through Prague takes them to the Jewish cemetery. Zuzana insists on telling Fabricius the story of the Golem. The couple goes to the man's hotel room to escape the intrusive Václav. Here, the man is forced to hear another story, this time about shoes made of bread that a coddled noblewoman ordered for herself at a time of famine. In the small hours of the next morning, Zuzana tells Fabricius her last story. Long ago, a beautiful woman innkeeper was cursed for poisoning and robbing her suitors. Every one hundred and ninety years, she must return and search for a man willing to kiss her out of pure love, thus freeing her and her servant. Fabricius fails to understand her warning. When he kisses Zuzana passionately but without love, he is compelled to take Václav's place.
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Cast
Milena Dvorská
Zuzana, bývalá hospodská
Miloš Kopecký
cizinec Willy Fabricius
Jiří Hrzán
řidič Václav
Milena Zahrynowská
recepční Kovářová
Květa Fialová
dáma v saabu
Nataša Gollová
tlumočnice
Milan Neděla
vrátný v hotelu
Zdeněk Dítě
pán
Jindřich Heidelberg
pán
Jiří Tomek
pán
M. Kociánová
servírka
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Jiří Mařas, Růžena Hulínská
Cooperation
Josef Janoušek (fotograf), Jolana Bajtková (klapka)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín), Kühnův smíšený sbor
Production info
Original Title
Fabricius a Zuzana
Czech Title
Fabricius a Zuzana
English Title
Fabricius and Zuzana
Working Title
Robick a Zuzana
Category
povídka
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
fantastic, short-story
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1968
Production Year
1968
Copyright Holders
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
28 min
Original length in metres
781 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour, black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, English
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
