Theatre Svoboda

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2010

Production year

2010

Premiere

7 April 2011

Runtime

98 min

Director

Jakub Hejna

Category

film

Genre

biography

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Divadlo Svoboda

Czech title

Divadlo Svoboda

English title

Theatre Svoboda

Working title

Schránky paměti / Šifra Svob

Summary

The basic thread of the film is Jakub’s personal search for his deceased grandfather, the Czech set designer Josef Svoboda (10. 5. 1920 – 8. 4. 2002). The result of the search is imagining this exceptional figure as few knew him. The film is also a unique Czech documentary that delves into the person and work of Josef Svoboda and a unique film in that it features archive footage on Svoboda’s work and private life never before seen by the public.

Crew and creators

Director

Jakub Hejna

Screenplay

Jakub Hejna, Barbora Příhodová, Lucie Králová (spolupráce na scénáři), Jan Gogola ml. (spolupráce na scénáři)

Director of Photography

Jiří Chod

Second Unit Photography

Jaromír Kačer

Film Editor

Jakub Hejna

Sound Designer

Richard Müller

Co-producer

Petr Morávek (ČT), Jakub Hejna (Young Film), Miloš Krejcar (Young Film)

Cooperation

Jitka Němcová (režijní spolupráce), Pavel Křemen

Music

Music Composed by

Anthony Phillips

Production info

Original Title

Divadlo Svoboda

Czech Title

Divadlo Svoboda

English Title

Theatre Svoboda

Working Title

Schránky paměti / Šifra Svob

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

biography

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2010

Production Year

2010

Premiere

preview 6 November 2010 (Divadlo Antonína Dvořáka Národního divadla moravskoslezského, Ostrava)
preview 2 December 2010 (Nová scéna Národního divadla, Praha)
premiere 7 April 2011 /suitable for all ages/ (kino Aero, Praha)

Distribution slogan

The art and life of the world-famous set designer Josef Svoboda.

Production

endorfilm s.r.o., YOUNG FILM – Jakub HEJNA (koprodukce), ČESKÁ TELEVIZE (koprodukce)

Distribution

Cinemart, a.s.

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

98 min

Distribution carrier

DCP 2-D, DVD

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

5.1, digital sound

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, Italian, Spanish

Subtitles languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Event: Ceny TRILOBIT Beroun 2011 Českého filmového a televizního svazu

2012
Beroun / Czech Republic
Jakub Hejna

Nominace

Event: 19. výroční ceny Český lev 2012 za filmovou tvorbu roku 2011

2012
Praha / Czech Republic
Jakub Hejna

Nominace

Event: 2. ceny české filmové kritiky 2011

2012
Praha / Czech Republic
Jakub Hejna