Mermaid
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
Mořská pannaCzech title
Mořská pannaEnglish title
MermaidSynopsis
The boy Honza admires a tattoo he sees on the chest of the former sailor Korecký. Korecký tells him that these are done by his friend Lojza in exchange for two shots of rum. Although Honza is a sincere believer, he dares to borrow some change from a church moneybox and solemnly swears to St Anthony to return the money. Lojza promises to create him a tattoo of a sailing boat in exchange for a rum, but he instead decorates the chest of the small naive boy with a half-nude mermaid just to amuse his pub cronies. The dean is not angry with Honza but bans him from further serving as an altar boy. The weeping boy runs away to the river where he is later found asleep by the ashamed Korecký.
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Cast
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Bohumil Hrabal (Krasosmutnění – novela)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Manager
Production info
Original Title
Mořská panna
Czech Title
Mořská panna
English Title
Mermaid
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude
Student film
3. ročník
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1981
Production Year
1981
Production
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
10 min
Original length in metres
289 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
