Laughter and Tears
Country
Austria-HungaryCopyright
1898Production year
1898Premiere
07/1898Runtime
1 minDirector
Jan KříženeckýCategory
filmGenre
anecdoteTypology
featuretheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Smích a pláčCzech title
Smích a pláčEnglish title
Laughter and TearsParallel title
Pláč a smích / Tvář Švába-Malostranského / Sólový výstup p. ŠvábaEnglish parallel title
Tears and Laughter / The Face of Šváb-MalostranskýSynopsis
Svab's face, shot close-up, in a mimicry of laughter and tears.
Note
The film was shot and screened in the Czech Cinematograph Pavilion during the Exhibition of Architecture and Engineering at the Prague Exhibition Grounds, which lasted from June to October 1898. – A letter from Josef Šváb-Malostranský to Jan Kříženecký and Josef Pokorný, dated 30th of April 1898, is stored at the National Technical Museum, in which Josef Šváb-Malostranský offers to "put together several comic scenes" for Czech Cinematograph. On the basis of this proposal came the film Smích a pláč (Laughter and Tears).
Photos
Cast
Josef Šváb-Malostranský
on sám
Crew and creators
Locations
Praha, Bubeneč (Praha), Výstaviště (Bubeneč)
Production info
Original Title
Smích a pláč
Czech Title
Smích a pláč
English Title
Laughter and Tears
Parallel Title
Pláč a smích / Tvář Švába-Malostranského / Sólový výstup p. Švába
English Parallel Title
Tears and Laughter / The Face of Šváb-Malostranský
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
anecdote
Origin country
Austria-Hungary
Copyright
1898
Production Year
1898
Premiere
premiere 07/1898 (Výstava architektury a inženýrství na pražském Výstavišti)
renewed premiere 30 August 2018 /suitable for all ages without limit/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Národní filmový archiv (obnovená 2018)
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
1 min
Original length in metres
17 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm, DCP 2-D
Aspect ratio
1:1,33, 1:1,26
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
without subtitles
