Currents

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1922

Production year

1922

Premiere

12 October 1922

Runtime

64 min

Category

film

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Film state

lost film

Original title

Proudy

Czech title

Proudy

English title

Currents

Parallel title

Proudem stržena / Voraři

English parallel title

Swept Away by the Current / The Raftsmen

Synopsis

Raftsman Machon sends his son Jiri away to study. Jiri completes his university course and is awarded a doctorate. Raftsman Sykora is envious of old Machon for his son's success since his own son is a layabout and good-for-nothing. During an argument on a raft, Sykora pushes Machon into the river and the latter is wounded as his head strikes a rock. To save his father, Jiri sacrifices the skin on his head. Meanwhile Jiri's girl Helena is being seduced by her assistant and, in seclusion, she awaits the birth of her child. Jiri's father becomes mad from his grief over Helena's infidelity. Helena tries to drown herself but Jiri saves her life. Finally they are united in their great suffering. (According to the censors.)

Note

The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Eduard Malý

vorař Machoň

Joe Jenčík

Machoňův syn Jiří

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Joe Jenčík

Screenplay

Joe Jenčík

Director of Photography

Otto Heller

Production Designer

Julius Fischer

Production info

Original Title

Proudy

Czech Title

Proudy

English Title

Currents

Parallel Title

Proudem stržena / Voraři

English Parallel Title

Swept Away by the Current / The Raftsmen

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1922

Production Year

1922

Production specifications

date of censorship 12 September 1922

Premiere

premiere 12 October 1922 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Koruna, Praha)

Production

AB

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Laboratories

AB

Distribution

Biografia

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

64 min

Original length in metres

1 800 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech