Atom of Eternity
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1934Production year
1934Premiere
16 May 1935Runtime
6 minCategory
filmGenre
avant-gardeTypology
featuretheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Atom věčnostiCzech title
Atom věčnostiEnglish title
Atom of EternitySynopsis
The film depicts a love story between a man and a woman which unfolds in simple seguences. The man seduces the woman and she follows him, entranced. Both draw out an ace of hearts from a hand of cards. The man holds a statue of a naked woman. A train enters a tunnel and moves back out again, the engine wheels crush a garland of flowers. The man leaves, tears roll down the woman´s face. The woman, left alone, places a drum over her shoulders and walks to the river and stares into the swirls of water. The woman´s hand covered with weeds and mud symbolizes the tragic end of the seduced woman.
Note
The film was made as silent.
Photos
Cast
Laková
mladá žena
Čeněk Zahradníček
mladý muž
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Jaroslav Šmejkal (Atom věčnosti – divadelní hra), Vladimír Šmejkal (Atom věčnosti – divadelní hra), Jaroslav Šmejkal (Taková je věčná hra lásky – divadelní hra), Vladimír Šmejkal (Taková je věčná hra lásky – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Cooperation
František Bílek (2)
Production info
Original Title
Atom věčnosti
Czech Title
Atom věčnosti
English Title
Atom of Eternity
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
avant-garde
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1934
Production Year
1934
Production specifications
date of censorship nepředloženo cenzuře
Premiere
premiere 16 May 1935 /unsuitable for youths/ (Pathé klub Praha ve smíchovské Holečkově ulici 10, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
6 min
Original length in metres
166 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Event: 2. mezinárodní soutěž amatérských filmů Budapešť
1935
Budapešť / Hungary
Čeněk Zahradníček
Vítěz
Event: 4. mezinárodní soutěž amatérských filmů Barcelona
1935
Barcelona / Spain
Čeněk Zahradníček
Vítěz
Event: Soutěž Klubu rakouských kinoamatérů Vídeň
1934
Vídeň / Austria
Čeněk Zahradníček
