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.
Karel Suk
Suková, Karlova žena
advokát Suk, Karlův otec
Voice by Antonín Zíb
úředník v poradně
Karel Suk jako mladík
Ladislav Zástěra (kreslené triky)
FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac)
Křižovatka života
Křižovatka života
Crossroads of Life
Volba povolání
film
featuretheatrical distribution
educational, recruitment
Czechoslovakia
1948
1947
date of censorship 11 February 1948 (konec povolení k promítání 11. 2. 1953)
withdrawal from distribution 15 December 1950
premiere 12 March 1948 /suitable for youths/ (kino Čas /1 týden/, Praha)
Československá filmová společnost, Krátký film Praha, Ministerstvo sociální péče ČSR (zadavatel)
Výrobní skupina Jana Paula, Jan Paul (šéf výrobní skupiny)
short film
15 min
433 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
black & white
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech