May
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1936Production year
1936Premiere
6 June 1936Runtime
10 minDirector
E. F. BurianCategory
filmGenre
avant-garde, experimental, film-poem, scenicTypology
documentarytheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
MájCzech title
MájEnglish title
MayNote
The film was an interlude that ran with the renewed performance of the play Máj (May) directed by E. F. Burian at the Prague D 36 theatre. The first version from 193ř was destroyed, so this new version was filmed. The film was reconstructed in 1976 by Čeněk Zahradníček.
Photos
Cast
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Based on
Karel Hynek Mácha (Máj – báseň)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Production Manager
Production info
Original Title
Máj
Czech Title
Máj
English Title
May
Category
film
Typology
documentarytheatrical distribution
Genre
avant-garde, experimental, film-poem, scenic
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1936
Production Year
1936
Premiere
premiere 6 June 1936 (divadlo D 36, Praha)
Distribution slogan
no caption
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
E. F. Burian (původní 1936), Národní filmový archiv (obnovená 2026)
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
10 min
Original length in metres
290 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
