Afflicted
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
PostiženíCzech title
PostiženíEnglish title
AfflictedSynopsis
An elderly barber is cutting the hair of a bearded man. A boy runs into his shop and shouts that war has broken out. The customer thinks he is a clever lad, and asks him his name and age. The barber is extremely disgruntled. He claims that the boy is obviously lying, cheeky, and that since the customer has no call to be chatting with him, he won't finish the haircut. The customer introduces himself as the writer Frank and asks the barber to finish his work or at least to let him pay for what has been done already. Although the roar of aircraft is to be heard outside, the barber refuses to believe that it can be war. A young girl comes down into the room from upstairs. She is the barber's nice, but is not allowed to make any comment on the situation. Finally, the nervous barber throws the customer out. Frank decides to find another barber's shop where he will get served, but immediately bombardment starts, and he goes back into a room now full of broken glass from the window. The barber is sweeping up the pieces, but after a moment collapses and dies. The terrified girl takes refuge in the writer's arms.
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Cast
Miroslav Macháček
spisovatel Karel Frank, zákazník u holiče
Miroslav Homola
holič Jaroslav Falta
Gustav Bubník
Mirek, jedenáctiletý chlapec
Soňa Dvořáková
Faltova neteř
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
William Styron (Když vypukla válka – povídka)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Pedagogical management
Antonín Kachlík (režie), Jan Kališ (kamera), Alois Fišárek (střih), Vladimír Volf (produkce)
Music
Music Composed by
archivní
Music Advisor
Production info
Original Title
Postižení
Czech Title
Postižení
English Title
Afflicted
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1974
Production Year
1974
Production
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
15 min
Original length in metres
413 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
