Holiday
Category
filmGenre
reportage, feuilletonTypology
documentarytheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
DovolenáCzech title
DovolenáEnglish title
HolidaySummary
Václav Táborský's ironic short film Holiday is a compilation of small episodes of campers in a large campsite by the water. With help of skillful editing and associative montage, the director found new and entertaining relationships between the scenes, for example comparing the sunbathing campers with grilled chicken. The dynamics of the film, which went on without dialogues, was created by a jazz song, its lively beat reminding us that a holiday does not always have to be a break from the rush of everyday life. The filming took place at the Vranov Dam and the Senec Dam near Bratislava.
Synopsis
Another car arrives at the camp by the water. The campers are getting settled in their tents that have been set up. A man sitting in a folding chair watches women in the camp using binoculars. By the fire, the campers smoke, drink and play the guitar; one of the men makes sure his car is locked. The lights in the tents slowly die out. In the morning, the campers leave their tents again. A group of men take pictures, other campers swim, children throw balls of wet sand at each other on the shore. While one group plays badminton together, a young man carries a girl in his arms among the bushes. A long queue forms at the Pramen kiosk. The campers cook their lunch on small gas cookers. They try to protect themselves from the sunheat. Children play in the water and slide down a slide. In the evening, a pot boils on the fire. A married couple sit in a tent, shots of their shadows alternate with shots of housework and office work. The holiday ends and the cars leave the campsite.
Photos
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Ferdinand Havlík, Orchestr Ferdinanda Havlíka (Music Conducted by Ferdinand Havlík)
Production info
Original Title
Dovolená
Czech Title
Dovolená
English Title
Holiday
Category
film
Typology
documentarytheatrical distribution
Genre
reportage, feuilleton
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1963
Production Year
1963
Production specifications
projection approval 17 September 1963
Premiere
premiere 31 October 1963 /suitable for youths/ (kino Sevastopol, Praha)
renewed premiere 31 May 2021 /suitable for all ages without limit/
Distribution slogan
no caption
Production
Copyright Holders
Laboratories
Distribution
Ústřední půjčovna filmů (původní 1963), Národní filmový archiv (obnovená 2021)
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
9 min
Original length in metres
247 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm, DCP 2-D, DVD, MP4, BRD
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
