Meeting in July
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1978Production year
1977—1978Premiere
14 July 1978Runtime
82 minDirector
Karel KachyňaCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Setkání v červenciCzech title
Setkání v červenciEnglish title
Meeting in JulySummary
Long-time screenwriter Ota Hofman is most particularly connected with the creation of children’s features directed by Jindřich Polák. However, he also worked with Karel Kachyňa. Over 1973-1978 they realised four features together: teenage romance Láska (Love, 1973), children’s retro title Robinsonka (The Girl Robinson, 1974), fairytale Malá mořská víla (Little Mermaid, 1976) and comedy romance Setkání v červenci (Meeting in July, 1978). This feature lightly approaches a theme considered a little bold for the time – a love romance between a teacher and her student. High school student Jakub (the then 23-year-old Oldřich Kaiser) has to resit an English language exam, and to get him ready his wealthy parents pay for him to attend a holiday language course. It turns out that the course is being headed by the despised, divorced teacher Klára (Daniela Kolářová), the person who failed Jakub in his exam. But Klára’s five-year-old son (Tomáš Holý) is in need of a new daddy – and he is unmistakeably in favour of the unexpected feelings that arise between the apparently disparate couple.
Synopsis
Klára Fišerová, a divorced English teacher and mother of a five year old David, meets in a holiday language course accidentally her student whom she let fail. Jakub is also disappointed that in the course where he will study for his second examination, he will be taught again by the hated Fišerová. He decides to "pepper" her stay properly. He uses for it the teacher's little son with whom he plays all kinds of tricks. The vivid David likes Jakub very much as well as all the tricks they play together. In the end, just due to David's influence Klára and Jakub will be more than a teacher and a student. Klára has a serious relationship with a forty years old Eda. She visits him together with David and Jakub in the house where he stays with his mother. Eda and his mother too don't like David and therefore they suggest to Klára to send the son to her mother. After this snobbish visit Klára realizes that she does not love Eda and she accepts Jakub's pure love. She strolls with him the whole night. Jakub and Klára experience moments of pure happiness also in the following days. The small David is happy too. The older Klára realizes that this relationship cannot last forever. She decides to leave before the end of the course. But her son forces her to come back. It seems that at least for the moment everything is all right.
Note
The film was budgeted together with the picture Waiting for the Rain, doth films were shot simultaneously.
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Cast
Daniela Kolářová
učitelka anglického jazyka Klára Fišerová
Oldřich Kaiser
student Jakub Hejna
Tomáš Holý
David, Klářin syn
Svatopluk Matyáš
Eda, Klářin přítel
Vlasta Fabianová
Edova matka
Emma Černá
učitelka Vlasta
Roman Čada
student Tomáš
Jaroslav Drbohlav
učitel ruského jazyka
Don Sparling
učitel anglického jazyka
Lenka Pichlíková
studentka Milena
Hana Kazdová
Voice by Milena Steinmasslová
studentka Helena
Daniela Vacková
studentka Alena
Milada Vnuková
studentka Olina
Zuzana Fišerová
studentka Zuzana
Barbora Štěpánová
studentka
Dana Bartůňková
studentka
Vladimíra Wackenreuterová
studentka
Renata Bauerová
studentka
Dagmar Čárová
studentka
Petr Bednář
student
Richard Maška
student
Michal Pešek
student
Pavel Marek
student
František Michálek
instruktor jízdy na koni
Slávka Hamouzová
prodavačka v konzumu
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Stanislava Hutková
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Josef Večerek, Jiří Žůček
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Vlasta Synkulová, Jaroslav Kučera, Markéta Weissová
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
Dana Průchová (klapka), Vladimír Souček (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Production info
Original Title
Setkání v červenci
Czech Title
Setkání v červenci
English Title
Meeting in July
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1978
Production Year
1977—1978
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 23 July 1976
start of filming 1 February 1977
technical Screenplay approved 4 April 1977
end of filming 19 January 1978
projection approval 16 February 1978
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1988
Premiere
premiere 14 July 1978 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Vladimíra Kaliny, Vladimír Kalina (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
82 min
Original length in metres
2 360 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. mezinárodní filmový festival Panama
1979
Panama / Panama
Vítěz
Festival: 17. mezinárodní filmový festival Panama
1979
Panama / Panama
Tomáš Holý
