Man's Five Senses

Country

Austria-Hungary

Copyright

1913

Production year

1913

Premiere

25 April 1913

Runtime

5 min

Category

film

Genre

burlesque

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Pět smyslů člověka

Czech title

Pět smyslů člověka

English title

Man's Five Senses

Parallel title

Prefatýn a jeho láska

English parallel title

Prefatýn and His Love

Synopsis

SIGHT: Prefatýn the servant sees the cook in the street. He accompanies her to the market and helps her with her purchases on the way home. The next day he stops to buy with a bunch of flowers and is invited into the flat. SMELL: He hands over the flowers and sits down at the table. TASTE: He eats up the food and washes it down with beer. TOUCH: He sits down on the couch and kisses the cook. SOUND: He draws the curtain and dances for her. The closing shot depicts Josef Šváb-Malostranský and Katy Kaclová-Vališová in real life.

Crew and creators

Production info

Original Title

Pět smyslů člověka

Czech Title

Pět smyslů člověka

English Title

Man's Five Senses

Parallel Title

Prefatýn a jeho láska

English Parallel Title

Prefatýn and His Love

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

burlesque

Origin country

Austria-Hungary

Copyright

1913

Production Year

1913

Production specifications

date of censorship 12 April 1913

Premiere

premiere 25 April 1913 (kino Illusion, Praha)

Production

Kinofa

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

5 min

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

tinting, black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech