The Coat
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
PlášťCzech title
PlášťEnglish title
The CoatSynopsis
It has been two years and a village woman vainly waits for the return of her son, Giovanni, who is somewhere in the war far away. Her little daughter Claudie does not really remember her brother, the only reminder of him being the empty plate always set on the table. But as soon as the mother decides not to include Giovanni’s plate, the young soldier appears at the door. He is very pale and his behaviour is awkwardly indifferent. The mother spots a silhouette of yet another soldier behind the window, but Giovanni does not want to invite him in. The son moreover rejects the offered food and leaves the house in no time. The mother tries to stop him, but the son’s coat falls to the ground and only traces of blood are left in the snow after the departing figures. The desperate mother knows now that it was her dead son only coming to say good bye to her.
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Cast
Lenka Machoninová
matka
Michal Dlouhý
syn Giovanni
Líza Kudrnáčková
dcera Claudie
Josef Voráček
voják v pozadí
Barbara Kodetová
Marietta, Giovanniho nevěsta
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Dino Buzzati (Plášť /Il mantello/ – povídka)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Costumes
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Pedagogical management
Jaroslav Kučera (kamera)
Cooperation
Music
Music Composed by
Production info
Original Title
Plášť
Czech Title
Plášť
English Title
The Coat
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1987
Production Year
1987
Production
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
14 min
Original length in metres
397 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour, black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
