Šťovíček, an official, agrees to allow a film crew to film one day in his life. Taking him as an example, the film shows how wasteful we can be without realising it. We can get dressed in the morning in the dusky light, since switching on a lightbulb would waste electricity. We also waste a lot of water when washing. Mr Šťovíček also adds wood to the stove, even though the temperature in the room is 20 degrees. He throws the paper wrapping from his sandwiches in the bin when it could be used as scrap paper. Too many matches are used to light one cigarette. Mr Šťovíček gets ready for a meeting and, in addition to his lamp, he also turns on the overhead light while he is shaving. He puts on a clean shirt even though washing his last one will necessitate the use of water and electricity.
Jiří Stichenwirth
Malé hodnoty
Malé hodnoty
Small Values
Kleine Werte
film
featuretheatrical distribution
agitprop
Czechoslovakia
1944
1944
date of censorship 27 October 1944 (predikáty „lidově vzdělavatelský film“, „uznáníhodný film“ a „film pro Den hrdinů“)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
premiere 10/1944 /suitable for youths/
short film
15 min
406 meters
35mm
1:1,37
black & white
sound
Tobis – Klang
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech, German
