Legacy
Category
filmGenre
travelogueTypology
documentarytheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
OdkazCzech title
OdkazEnglish title
LegacyWorking title
ŘeckoSummary
Evald Schorm's film Legacy is a look back at the heritage of ancient Greece, its culture and art, which is recalled not only by surviving monuments but also by written texts. Views of ancient sites alternate with shots of modern Greece, especially Athens, which is presented as a bustling city and a place of quiet streets and traditional ways of life. The images are accompanied by a commentary reflecting on democracy, compiled from the thoughts of ancient poets.
Synopsis
A Czechoslovakian Airlines plane takes off from the airport to land in Athens, the cradle of democracy and a place of ancient sights as well as a modern bustling city. Greek monuments such as the Oden Amphitheatre, the Temple of Hephaestion, the Athenian Agora, the Dipylon Cemetery, the Acropolis, and the Temple of Apollo at Delphi alternate with the buildings of modern Athens. Locals, street vendors and tourists mingle in their hectic streets. The city presents markets, stalls, busy traffic, quiet streets, and a coastline with fishermen.
Note
The film uses ancient texts by the poets Solon, Theognis, Fein Alcaeus, Euripides, Paulus Silentarius and Semonides. The short film was released in distribution as an opener to the Spanish drama Holidays with Ivette.
Film online
Photos
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Commentary by
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Consultant
doc. Jiří Frel
Cooperation
Music
Music Composed by
Locations
Řecko, Athény (Řecko)
Production info
Original Title
Odkaz
Czech Title
Odkaz
English Title
Legacy
Working Title
Řecko
Category
film
Typology
documentarytheatrical distribution
Genre
travelogue
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1965
Production Year
1965
Production specifications
projection approval 21 December 1965
Premiere
premiere 25 November 1966 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
premiere 25 November 1966 /suitable for youths/ (kino Pasáž /2 týdny/, Praha)
Distribution slogan
no caption
Production
Copyright Holders
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
17 min
Original length in metres
490 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, commentary
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
