Labour Exchange
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1933Production year
1933Premiere
neproběhlaDirector
Vladislav VančuraCategory
filmGenre
socialTypology
featuretheatrical distributionFilm state
partially realised projectOriginal title
Burza práceCzech title
Burza práceEnglish title
Labour ExchangeSummary
Unfinished film.
Synopsis
The hero of the story is the unemployed workman Rataj abandoned by his daughter Marcela who has gone to seek a better life on the streets. Rataj chances upon a travelling variety theatre where he sees several scenes which might have been taken from his own life; he decides to have his fortune told. The forecast appears to be favourable since Rataj leaves the fortune-teller's tent with a big smile on his face.
Note
The short story was shot as an experimental film in which Vladislav Vančura was to prove his directing skills for future independent work on the feature film On the Sunny Side (1933). Only a fragment of the film has survived – the takes from scenes 11 and 14.
Photos
Cast
Jindřich Plachta
nezaměstnaný dělník Rataj
Miroslav Svoboda
svůdník
Eman Fiala
harmonikář
Říhová
Marcela, Ratajova dcera
Císařovský
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production Manager
Music
Music Composed by
Production info
Original Title
Burza práce
Czech Title
Burza práce
English Title
Labour Exchange
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Film state
partially realised project
Genre
social
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1933
Production Year
1933
Production specifications
date of censorship nepředloženo cenzuře
Premiere
premiere neproběhla
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Technical info
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
