The Golden Minister
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
Ministr ze zlataCzech title
Ministr ze zlataEnglish title
The Golden MinisterSynopsis
A man enters a small French restaurant. He introduces himself to the owner as a high government official, Adrien de Beaumont, explaining his presence as waiting for his driver to mend a puncture. The man impresses the owner – her place has never been visited by anyone of such high position. She is also enchanted by his elegant attire and refined behaviour. The man notices an old mural on the wall. He inspects it and tells the woman that it is a rare work created by a leading master. He moreover immediately proclaims the restaurant a national historical monument and issues a fat cheque to the woman. During the visit, he also learns on the phone that he was meanwhile appointed the minister of national trade, and invites the owner to accompany him to a celebratory concert. He also issues another cheque to the owner to buy a gown for the occassion. The two are then dancing to Strauss’ waltz. Suddenly the door swings open and a woman doctor from a mental asylum with her assistant take the “minister” away. The man leaves peacefully, saying “Our life is just an illusion”.
Photos
Cast
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Robert Thomas (Turecká kavárna /Café turc/ – divadelní komedie)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Make-Up Artist
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Pedagogical management
Jiří Sequens (režie), Jana Semschová, Jiří Macháně (kamera), Jaromír Šofr (kamera), Josef Valušiak (střih), Čestmír Církva (střih)
Cooperation
Jana Mašíková, Alena Nosková, Jiří Vodárek, Michal Výborný, Zdeněk Zvonek, J. Bosák, F. Kapsa, H. Halasová, Z. Kopecký, M. Prchal, S. Stoilova, Z. Svoboda
Music
Selected Music
Johann Strauss ml. (Na krásném modrém Dunaji)
Songs
In einen kleinen Konditorei /Když do diskrétních cukrárny stěn/
Song Composer Friedrich Raimund Vesely
Production info
Original Title
Ministr ze zlata
Czech Title
Ministr ze zlata
English Title
The Golden Minister
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
14 min
Original length in metres
380 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
