Genesis and Catastrophe
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
Geneze a katastrofaCzech title
Geneze a katastrofaEnglish title
Genesis and CatastropheSynopsis
One April day in 1889 a woman in labour sends her servant to fetch the doctor. The kind doctor Goldmund helps calm the woman down and she soon gives birth to a healthy boy. The events in the room are juxtaposed with the documentary shots from the Second World War: explosions, Adolf Hitler's speech, bodies of the dead inside concentration camps, flags with swastikas. The mother of the newborn boy is happy, since her two previous pregnancies had ended tragically. At the time she wanted to name her firstborn Alois, but now superstitiously chooses another name - Adolf. The Jewish doctor assures the new mother that her boy will prosper and kindly takes his leave of Mrs Hitler.
Note
The calendar used on the set shows the date the 28th of April, but Adolf Hitler was born on the 20th of April.
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Cast
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Roald Dahl (Geneze a katastrofa – povídka)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Pedagogical management
Ludvík Ráža (režie), Bořivoj Zeman (režie), Václav Hanuš (kamera), Vladislav Delong
Production info
Original Title
Geneze a katastrofa
Czech Title
Geneze a katastrofa
English Title
Genesis and Catastrophe
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1974
Production Year
1974
Production
Studio
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
6 min
Original length in metres
172 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
