Dogs and People
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1971Production year
1970Premiere
3 September 1971Runtime
98 minDirector
Evald SchormCategory
povídkový filmGenre
comedy, short-storyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Psi a lidéCzech title
Psi a lidéEnglish title
Dogs and PeopleSummary
The onset of “normalisation” saw the shelving of the filmography of one of the most prominent writer-directors of the Czechoslovak New Wave, Evald Schorm (1931–1988). Schorm instead turned to a parade of television projects. These concluded in 1988 with the drama Vlastně se nic nestalo (Nothing Really Happened, AKA Killing with Kindness, 1988). The only exception is this short film project which Schorm took over after the original author, Vojtěch Jasný, emigrated. The story Nahý v trní (In a Sorry Plight) tells of a man whose carefree bathing in a river is ruined by a stray dog. In Hry lásky (Love Games) an amateur painter gets into difficulties because he worries too much about his schnauzer Rafik. In the third story, entitled Věrnost (Faithfulness), two friends’ rivalry ends with the death of a loyal, devoted pet... Although the three tales were written by Jasný, Schorm adapted them according to his authorial viewpoint. In these tales of the relations between people and dogs, he underscored themes of ordinary morality vainly fighting for survival in a world of human cruelty and ruthlessness.
Synopsis
Three short stories.
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Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Art Director
Set Designer
Miloš Osvald, Jiří Rulík
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Jaroslav Vágner, Vlasta Synkulová
Unit Production Manager
Ladislav Herz
Consultant
pplk. Ing. Karel Hartl, dr. Daniel Stanko, Karel Feřtek, Stanislav Skála, George Pokrovskij, Antonín Kodat
Cooperation
Jana Coufalová (klapka), Jaromír Komárek (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)
Songs
Jen pro ten dnešní den
Song Composer Sláva Eman Nováček
Život je jen náhoda
Song Composer Jaroslav Ježek
Writer of Lyrics Jan WerichJiří Voskovec
Singer Josef HlinomazHelena Růžičková
Až já půjdu do nebe
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer mužský sbor
Zahučaly hory, zahučaly lesy
Singer mužský hlas
Když jsem já šel tou Putimskou branou
Singer mužský hlas
Nikdy se nevrátí pohádka mládí
Song Composer Karel Vacek
Writer of Lyrics Karel Vacek
Singer mužský hlas
Když se ten Tálínskej rybník nahání
Singer mužský hlas
Byla noc krásná májová
Zdálo se mi, má panenko
Singer Vlastimil Brodský
Na Šumavě je dolina
Singer mužský sbor
Kačena divoká letěla z vysoka
Singer dětský hlas
Production info
Original Title
Psi a lidé
Czech Title
Psi a lidé
English Title
Dogs and People
Category
povídkový film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy, short-story
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1971
Production Year
1970
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 14 April 1970
technical Screenplay approved 29 June 1970
start of filming 4 August 1970
end of filming 4 November 1970
the first film copy approved 29 March 1971
projection approval 22 April 1971
Premiere
premiere 3 September 1971 /unsuitable for youths/ (celostátní)
premiere 9 September 1971 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Paříž, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Miloše Brože, Miloš Brož (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny), Výrobní skupina Ladislava Novotného, Ladislav Novotný (vedoucí výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
98 min
Original length in metres
2 778 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
