Mother

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1964

Production year

1964

Runtime

5 min

Category

povídka

Genre

short-story, psychological

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Matka

Czech title

Matka

English title

Mother

povídkový film

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Synopsis

An old widow is asked to visit the offices of the French embassy in Prague. There, she receives the possessions of her son who died in the service of the Foreign Legion. The closing title reminds us of the 137 Czechoslovak citizens who found their death in foreign intervention units.

Production info

Original Title

Matka

Czech Title

Matka

English Title

Mother

Category

povídka

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

short-story, psychological

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1964

Production Year

1964

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

5 min

Original length in metres

138 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, German

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech