Glass Splinters for Eve

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1978

Production year

1978

Premiere

18 May 1979

Runtime

86 min

Director

Rudolf Adler

Genre

social, psychological

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Střepy pro Evu

Czech title

Střepy pro Evu

English title

Glass Splinters for Eve

Working title

Skláři

Summary

Documentary maker Rudolf Adler made just one live-action feature film, which, as it happens, tells the story of a student who has set out to make a documentary. Střepy pro Evu (Glass Splinters for Eve, 1978) tells the story of Petr, a young student of film directing at Prague’s FAMU film and TV school. Petr begins to prepare for the making of a film about the history of glassmaking in Bohemia. He first visits a modern facility, but then becomes acquainted with traditional glassmaking methods still in use at an old glassworks, methods that are no match for the modern, mass-production lines. Switching from recording authentic glassmaking footage, Petr instead successfully develops a relationship with Eva, an employee of a glass modelling shop. However, she is considerably shaken up on discovering that Petr is merely using their reality as material for his motion picture… This film, released in 1978, was made in glassworks located in Chřibská and Nový Bor. The parts of Petr and Eva are performed by Svatopluk Skopal and Jana Pehrová, respectively, with Lenka Kořínková and Dagmar Bláhová appearing in supporting roles. Adler’s colleague, documentary maker Ivan Vojnár, took up the opportunity to make a cameo appearance as the cameraman.

Synopsis

Student of direction Petr wants to devote his first documentary to the history of Czech glassmaking. His professor at the Film Academy advises him to go and spend some time amongst glassmakers. Petr starts shooting the film at a glass factory where they are just launching a new automatic line for making glasses and where they also have old glassworks still working in the old way. Petr meets old gaffer Josef Tomaška, who is against automated production. Tomaška fears that all of the old skills will disappear. The glassmakers are afraid of loosing their jobs. Petr also meets pretty Eva and starts courting her. Petr is not getting on well with his work much; he always misses the best shots. Eva works at a pattern shop, but longs to work independently. She refuses the help of Professor Mirek, her friend and teacher, and starts dating Petr. In the end, the automatic line is a success. Tomaška exhibits his best works. After the opening day, he has a heart attack. In front of Eva, Petr says that Tomaška's funeral would provide a gripping ending for his film. Eva is shocked by his callousness and when Tomaška dies, she breaks up with Petr. The film crew finishes their last meters on the film, while capturing the rhythm of the glassmakers' work and their band of togetherness at the red-hot furnaces. Hopefully, Petr has come to understand that life and work are not a mere spectator sport.

tanečník ND

Jiří Vrba

tanečník ND

Jan Prokeš (3)

hudebník ND

V. Vávra

hudebník ND

Miroslav Jíra

dubl za Richarda Záhorského

Tereza Brdečková

návštěvnice vernisáže

Dubbing

Jiří Zahajský

hlas skláře

Crew and creators

Director

Rudolf Adler

Second Unit Director

Josef Sandr

Assistant Director

Martin Mahdal, Věra Justová

Set Designer

Ivo Černý, Miloš Osvald, Jiří Rulík, Katka Toušková

Costume Designer

Marie Franková, Helena Dubová

Costumes

Miloslava Šmídová

Make-Up Artist

Jiří Hurych, Jiřina Bissingerová, Tomáš Kuchta

Film Editor

Jiří Brožek

Assistant Film Editor

Eva Horázná, Rimma Stejskalová

Sound Designer

Alexandr Vrbata

Stunts

Arnošt Böhm, Karel Engel, Jiří Kalenský, Oldřich Semerák, Jaroslav Tomsa

Production Manager

Karel Škop

Unit Production Manager

Jiří Holeček, Juraj Zach

Unit Production Manager

Pavel Brunclík

Consultant

Ing. Rudolf Pavlišta, Vilém Veselý, Michal Gelnar

Cooperation

Marie Hasíková (klapka), Václav Beneš (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Zdeněk Pololáník, Vladimír Merta

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček), skupina ETC, Merta Vladimír, skupina Petra Hanniga

Choreographer

Milena Moravcová

Songs

Dvanáctkrát pět minut

Song Composer Zdeněk Pololáník
Writer of Lyrics Jiří CmíralPetr Hannig
Singer Lenka Kořínková

K pětadvaceti

Song Composer Vladimír Merta
Writer of Lyrics Vladimír Merta
Singer Vladimír Merta

O skle

Song Composer Vladimír Merta
Writer of Lyrics Vladimír Merta
Singer Vladimír Merta

Já jsem sklářův syn

Singer Ferdinand Krůta

Cikánka

Song Composer Karel Vacek
Writer of Lyrics Karel Vacek
Singer mužský sbor

Čím, čím, čimčarara čim

Song Composer Josef Stelibský

Bude zima, bude mráz

Singer dětský sbor

Foukej si, skláři

Singer Ferdinand Krůta

Bludička Julie

Song Composer Václav Zahradník
Writer of Lyrics Vladimír Poštulka
Singer Jiří Lábus

Proč ten jetelíček roste u vody

Song Composer lidová píseň
Writer of Lyrics lidová píseň

Včera jsem byl u muziky

Song Composer lidová píseň
Writer of Lyrics lidová píseň

Production info

Original Title

Střepy pro Evu

Czech Title

Střepy pro Evu

English Title

Glass Splinters for Eve

Working Title

Skláři

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

social, psychological

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1978

Production Year

1978

Production specifications

literary Screenplay approved 16 December 1977
start of filming 16 January 1978
technical Screenplay approved 27 February 1978
end of filming 12 October 1978
projection approval 18 October 1978

Premiere

premiere 18 May 1979 /suitable for youths/

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Copyright Holders

Státní fond kinematografie

Studio

bez ateliérů

Distribution

Ústřední půjčovna filmů

Creative Group

Dramaturgická skupina Miroslava Hladkého, Miroslav Hladký (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)

Sales

Národní filmový archiv, Obchodní oddělení

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

86 min

Original length in metres

2 460 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,66

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 17. filmový festival mladých Trutnov

1979
Trutnov / Czechoslovakia
Jiří Macháně

Glass Splinters for Eve

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Cast

Josef Rozinek

Jiří Baranowski

Michal Gelnar

F. Koudelka

J. Papoušek

Vilém Veselý

Miloslav Vaňura

J. Klusák

J. Kochrda

M. Malovaník

A. F. Šulc

Marjan Bernacik

Vlastimil Carda

Martin Cejp

Karel Červinka

Jiří Drgáč

Josef Fajta

František Hlaváček (2)

Jiří Hrabal

O. Kašparovský

Petr Kosek

Oldřich Mazůrek

Vratislav Mikšaník

Bohumír Muchka

Ivan Muchka

Vladimír Pohořelý

Peter Tomašovič

Miroslav Vilímek

V. Čížková

P. Frýbort

Zdeněk Hajn

H. Hanusová

M. Hlavičková

Š. Králíková

K. Kusák

L. Prošek

L. Součková

M. Šturm

Jan Prokeš (3)

V. Vávra

Dubbing

Crew and creators

Director

Second Unit Director

Assistant Director

Screenstory

Screenplay

Shooting Script

Dramaturg

Director of Photography

Second Unit Photography

Camera Operator

Production Designer

Assistent Production Designer

Set Designer

Costume Designer

Costumes

Make-Up Artist

Film Editor

Assistant Film Editor

Sound Designer

Stunts