Summer
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1948Production year
1948Premiere
8 April 1949Runtime
84 minDirector
K. M. WallóCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
LétoCzech title
LétoEnglish title
SummerSynopsis
Mr and Mrs Perout are spending their summer holidays in the country with Perout's brother. Editor Tomáš Perout is a passionate fisherman, his wife Valča continues her literary work and has disturbing recollections of her admirer from Prague - the poet Jiří Chvojka. Jan Skalník, on holiday in the neighbouring village with his uncle, Father Hora, brings Tomáš his poetry. On this occasion he meets Valča who captivates him with her mature beauty and evokes in him his unconscious desire for love. After meeting Valča he changes and almost takes no notice of his friend Stázka who vainly tries to remind him of their summer spent together the year before. Jiří Chvojka comes to visit the Perouts. The special summer atmosphere affects him to the extent that he declares his love to Valča for the first time. The following day the couple depart during a summer storm leaving Tomáš alone. The unhappy Jan gradually comes to terms with Valča's departure. His feelings, however, have been awakened and he suddenly begins to view Stázka with new eyes and that evening they walk hand in hand in the fragrant meadows. "Summer be praised".
Note
On January 7, 1949, the film was shown in thirty provincial cinemas before its Prague première.
Photos
Cast
Jaroslav Mareš
student Jan Skalník
Alena Kreuzmannová
služka Stázka Kabrnová
Jiří Dohnal
redaktor Tomáš Perout
Jiřina Štěpničková
redaktorka Valča, Tomášova žena
Karel Höger
básník dr. Jiří Chvojka
Růžena Nasková
hospodyně Růženka
František Smolík
farář Hora, Janův strýc
Jaroslav Vojta
Kabrna, Stázčin otec
J. O. Martin
hospodář Josef Perout, Tomášův bratr
Božena Půlpánová
Tereza, Josefova žena
Eman Fiala
listonoš
Hermína Vojtová
Kabrnová
Bolek Prchal
sazeč Bárta
Karel Pavlík
sazeč Zástěra
Emil Bolek
venkovan
Emanuel Hříbal
hospodář Havlas
Arnošt Mirský
tiskař
M. Pilát
venkovan
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Oldřich Holíček
Based on
Fráňa Šrámek (Léto – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Consultant
Josef Fejfar
Cooperation
Václav Hojda (fotograf), Miloslav Mirvald (fotograf), Mirek Pitner (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Otakar Pařík)
Songs
Lásko, bože, lásko
Na Křinecký hrázi
Singer Jaroslav Mareš
Production info
Original Title
Léto
Czech Title
Léto
English Title
Summer
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1948
Production Year
1948
Production specifications
date of censorship 23 December 1948 (konec povolení k promítání 23. 12. 1953)
withdrawal from distribution 12 December 1951
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990
Premiere
preview 7 January 1949 (mimopražská kina)
premiere 8 April 1949 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Pasáž /5 týdnů/, Dukla /1 týden od 22. 4./, Revoluce /1 týden od 22. 4./, Arbes /1 týden od 6. 5./ a Oko /1 týden od 6. 5./, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
I. výrobní skupina Borský – Sinnreich, Vladimír Borský (umělecký šéf I. výrobní skupiny), Jan Sinnreich (produkční šéf I. výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
84 min
Original length in metres
2 390 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
