They Wait Every Sunday
Category
filmGenre
socialTypology
documentarytheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Čekají každou neděliCzech title
Čekají každou neděliEnglish title
They Wait Every SundaySummary
With the film They Wait Every Sunday, Václav Táborský followed up on his film Two Tables Between Us, and its theme of a breakdown of marriage. In this case, however, he does not continue with his method of a recorded documentary. Instead he shows a fragment from lives of real pre-school children from broken families who found themselves in institutional care. Sundays at the Stránov Castle, where a children's home for 65 inmates was established after the nationalisation in 1950, are characterised by waiting for sporadic visits from biological or foster parents.
Synopsis
From the Stránov viaduct you can see the tower of the neo-Renaissance Stránov Castle. Its courtyard reveals that it serves as a children's home. Lots of children's clothes are hanging out to dry. Inside the castle, the children spend their usual Sunday afternoons with the nannies, playing. Some of the children are answering questions asked by a voice behind the camera. Only a few children have visits on Sundays from their real or future adoptive parents.
Photos
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Commentary by
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Consultant
M. Rosová
Music
Music Composed by
archivní
Selected Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Klavírní koncert Es dur /druhá věta/)
Production info
Original Title
Čekají každou neděli
Czech Title
Čekají každou neděli
English Title
They Wait Every Sunday
Category
film
Typology
documentarytheatrical distribution
Genre
social
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1962
Production Year
1962
Production specifications
projection approval 19 April 1962
Premiere
premiere 1962 /suitable for youths/
Distribution slogan
no caption
Production
Copyright Holders
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
10 min
Original length in metres
271 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, commentary
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Exhibition: 4. dny krátkého filmu Karlovy Vary
1963
Karlovy Vary / Czechoslovakia
Václav Táborský
