A film essay on the life wisdom of old women. They've lost their husbands, their children have left and they spend their shortening days alone in the simple conditions of village homes. They see death as an obvious part of life.
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Maminky
film
documentarytheatrical distribution
social, essay
Czechoslovakia
1967
1967
projection approval 27 December 1967
the end of the distribution monopoly 5 November 2012
premiere 30 August 1968 /suitable for youths/
renewed premiere 1990 /suitable for youths/
renewed premiere 5 November 2009 /suitable for all ages/ (kina Aero a Světozor, Praha)
no caption (1968) / no caption (1990) / no caption (2009)
Ústřední půjčovna filmů (původní 1968 a obnovená 1990), Aerofilms (obnovená 2009 /DVD kinodistribuce/)
short film
15 min
420 meters
Digital Betacam, HD Digital Betacam
16mm, 35mm, DVD, BRD
1:1,37
black & white
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech
Event: Ceny Trilobit 1967
1968
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Jan Špáta
Exhibition: 14. západoněmecké dny krátkého filmu Oberhausen
1968
Oberhausen / Federal Republic of Germany
