Once Upon a Time in Brazil
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
Stalo se v BrazíliiCzech title
Stalo se v BrazíliiEnglish title
Once Upon a Time in BrazilSynopsis
In a pensioners’ club, Jan tells his friend Josef about the countries he travelled through. He even visited India, Ceylon and Brazil. He is sixty two now and already prefers to stay in his home country because it is the best. But he knows a lot about Brazil and he loved it there. He convinces his neighbour to take as a lodger a Brazilian student named Pablo, the youngest son of his friend. Josef would like to have a chat with the young man but Jan indirectly forbids him to, claiming that the student does not speak a word of Czech. In a garden shed, Pablo discovers some books, also among them a pre-war information brochure for Czechoslovak immigrants to Brazil. The curious Josef, however, eventually finds the student and talks to him briefly. Pablo is startled by his questions about the friendship between his father and Jan, but he does not say anything in particular. When the two pensioners meet again, Jan is taken aback by the information about the discussion. He finds the student and apologizes for lying about visiting his home country – he always only longed for it. Pablo invites him to a celebration in a carnival style which he organized for his student colleagues. A year after Pablo’s departure for home, Jan also confesses to Josef.
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Cast
Jaroslav Radimecký
penzista Jan
Bohumil Vávra
penzista Josef Vávra
Miriam Kantorková
sousedka
Manuel Calvit
brazilský student Pablo
Ladislav Trojan
četník
Blanka Vikusová
vedoucí klubu důchodců
Petr Novotný
důchodce Jan jako kluk
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Film Editor
Production Manager
M. Rosenthalová, Václav Hrdina
Pedagogical management
Jiří Sequens (režie), Jana Semschová, Jan Kališ (kamera), Alois Fišárek (střih)
Production info
Original Title
Stalo se v Brazílii
Czech Title
Stalo se v Brazílii
English Title
Once Upon a Time in Brazil
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1984
Production Year
1984
Production
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
16 min
Original length in metres
458 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
