Vaterland – A Hunting Logbook

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2004

Production year

2003

Premiere

19 August 2004

Runtime

97 min

Director

David Jařab

Category

film

Genre

adventure, comedy, thriller, black comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Vaterland – lovecký deník

Czech title

Vaterland – lovecký deník

English title

Vaterland – A Hunting Logbook

Working title

Vaterland - Lovecký deník / Vaterland

Summary

A fantasy thriller with elements of black comedy presenting a few cultural clashes and one hunting expedition. The return of the original owners to their family property, after a break of a half century, has the potential of being entertaining, adventurous, even dangerous. The traditional world is found in ruins, the new one has not yet taken a more definite shape. Playing life in the old style may, therefore, trap everybody involved in the game: the hunters, the local people, and the mysterious prey. Although the atmosphere may be reminiscent of a colonial environment, the story is still located in the heart of Europe, and it suggests the intricacy of dividing the world of ours into the first, the second, the third, the fourth...

Music

Music Composed by

Petr Haas, Roman Zach

Selected Music

Petr Haas (Vaterland), Petr Haas (Hudba pro velký buben), Petr Haas (Lovecké, krajinářské a jiné signály pro lesní roh, basklarinet a další nástroje)

Music Performed by

Studiový orchestr Rudolfa Wiedermanna (Music Conducted by František Preisler ml.), Petr Drešer /akordeon/, Jan Ponocný /kytara a klávesy/, DJ Spoonkie, skupina Heyday, Libor Mikoška /kytara/, Tomáš Brožek /bicí/, Václav Vávra /basa/, skupina The Two Eggs, Miloš Dvořáček /bicí/, Rastislav Uhrík /kontrabas/, Barbora Andělová /flétny/, Jan Matásek /suzafon, trubka/, Roman Zach /vokály/, Irena Kristeková /vokály/

Music Supervisor

Milan Jílek

Songs

V lesích

Song Composer Petr Haas
Writer of Lyrics Joseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff
Singer Viktor Bytchek

Engelberg

Song Composer Jan Ponocný

Eichendorf

Song Composer Jan Ponocný

Venez venez

Song Composer Jan Ponocný
Writer of Lyrics Jean Couture
Singer Jean CoutureRidina Ahmed /ž/Jan Ponocný

Mili fois et encore

Song Composer Jan Ponocný
Writer of Lyrics Jean Couture
Singer Jean CoutureRidina Ahmed /ž/

Production info

Original Title

Vaterland – lovecký deník

Czech Title

Vaterland – lovecký deník

English Title

Vaterland – A Hunting Logbook

Working Title

Vaterland - Lovecký deník / Vaterland

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

adventure, comedy, thriller, black comedy

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2004

Production Year

2003

Production specifications

end of filming 05/2003

Premiere

gala premiere 18 August 2004 (kino Aero, Praha)
distribution premiere 19 August 2004 /suitable for all ages/

Distribution slogan

An adventure thriller with elements of black comedy.

Distribution

Bontonfilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

97 min

Shooting format

Digital Video, DVCAM

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,85

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Digital

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, German, Portuguese

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech