Crossroads of Life
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1948Production year
1947Premiere
12 March 1948Runtime
15 minDirector
Ludvík TomanCategory
filmGenre
educationalTypology
featuretheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Křižovatka životaCzech title
Křižovatka životaEnglish title
Crossroads of LifeWorking title
Volba povoláníSynopsis
Young Karel Suk asks his father what he will be when he grows up. His father replies that the answer is obvious, he will learn the same profession as him, he will study law. A few years pass. Karel is not a good student and he is bored at school. A few years later we see him as an unsuccessful young man. After abandoning university he becomes a dissatisfied clerk whom his wife treats only with ostentatious contempt. The world of film helps Karel return to his childhood. His father, now wiser, this time allows him to make his own choices. The boy thinks he could become a car mechanic. This was also not the right choice. Karel, now grown up, is again dissatisfied with his work. His father should have made use of the careers advisory service where the child is put through various tests and given specialist advice in order to discover where his talents lie. This time it seems as if the choice is right. Karel will probably become a window-dresser. He is not the studious type but he has obvious artistic talents.
Photos
Cast
František Hanus
Karel Suk
Zita Bergerová
Suková, Karlova manželka
Jiří Plachý
advokát Suk, Karlův otec
J. O. Martin
Voice by Antonín Zíb
úředník v poradně
Jiří Hálek
Karel Suk jako mladík
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Special Effects
Ladislav Zástěra (kreslené triky)
Production Manager
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac)
Production info
Original Title
Křižovatka života
Czech Title
Křižovatka života
English Title
Crossroads of Life
Working Title
Volba povolání
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
educational
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1948
Production Year
1947
Production specifications
date of censorship 11 February 1948 (konec povolení k promítání 11. 2. 1953)
withdrawal from distribution 15 December 1950
Premiere
premiere 12 March 1948 /suitable for youths/ (kino Čas /1 týden/, Praha)
Production
Československá filmová společnost, Krátký film Praha, Ministerstvo sociální péče ČSR (zadavatel)
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Creative Group
Výrobní skupina Jana Paula, Jan Paul (šéf výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
15 min
Original length in metres
433 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
