The Haunted House
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
Strašidelný důmCzech title
Strašidelný důmEnglish title
The Haunted HouseSynopsis
A young man at a railway station asks for a secluded house with a big garden which is supposed to be somewhere around. The booking clerk tells him the way. The house is beautiful but neglected. And although the rooms are empty, it seems that it resonates with steps which can be heard coming from somewhere. The young man wanders through the house and its garden, and it turns out that he is not alone – there is also a pretty girl who goes there to draw. She tells him about the legend tied to the house. Rumours say that it was inhabited by a man and a woman who loved each other very much and have not left the house even after their death. They have left their treasure here and now guard it. The young couple briefly mime being a baroness and her husband who drink tea and look at the landscape. The young man would like to buy the house but does not have the necessary funds. A dog runs into the garden and the girl leaves with it.
Photos
Cast
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Virginia Woolf (Strašidelný dům /A Haunted House/ – povídka)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Pedagogical management
Otakar Fuka, Antonín Kachlík (režie), Jan Kališ (kamera), Alois Fišárek (střih)
Cooperation
Vojta Spurný
Music
Selected Music
Production info
Original Title
Strašidelný dům
Czech Title
Strašidelný dům
English Title
The Haunted House
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1988
Production Year
1988
Production
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
22 min
Original length in metres
625 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:2,35
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
