Rivals

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1974

Production year

1974

Runtime

9 min

Category

film

Genre

agitprop

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Sokyně

Czech title

Sokyně

English title

Rivals

Synopsis

Workwoman Marie has long, bushy hair and hates to cover it with a headscarf. Workwoman Anna wears her headscarf exactly as required. Both of them are young and fancy the setup man named Petr. Petr is at a loss which one to give his attention to, and the two women compete to win his favour. At a dance party, he dances with both of them. Even though he compliments Marie for her beautiful hair, it seems that it is Anna who has won Petr´s heart. Back at work, Marie is not wearing her headscarf again and stands at her machine tool daydreaming. She is imagining Petr being charmed by her passionate Spanish dancing. But the avakening is painsul. Her hair has gotten into the machine and only the prompt action of the foreman saves her life. However, the long hair she was so proud of is gone.

Cast

Milena Zahrynowská

dělnice Marie

Hana Čížková

dělnice Anna

Jiří Lír

mistr v továrně

Vlastimil Bedrna

seřizovač Petr

Jarmila Dattelová

vzorná dělnice

dělníci Modřanských strojíren n. p.

mistři Modřanských strojíren n. p.

Crew and creators

Director of Photography

Jan Eisner

Film Editor

Dana Lukešová

Consultant

K. Jedlička

Cooperation

J. Strnad, Z. Kudrna

Music

Music Composed by

Svatopluk Havelka

Production info

Original Title

Sokyně

Czech Title

Sokyně

English Title

Rivals

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

agitprop

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1974

Production Year

1974

Distribution

KF Praha

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

9 min

Original length in metres

236 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 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

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 6. mezinárodní filmový festival filmů o ochraně a bezpečnosti práce Sofie

1974
Sofie / Bulgaria