Mirror
Category
filmGenre
agitpropTypology
featuretheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
ZrcadloCzech title
ZrcadloEnglish title
MirrorWorking title
Zrcadlo I.Synopsis
In a cinema auditorium, the filmmakers are looking for suitable types of people among the viewers as examples for criticizing the negative phenomena within the society. Mr František Novák, for example, is late for work and would appreciate nobody noticing that. But the "sneaking" man is betrayed by the factory radio which publicly announces his misbehaviour. An even worse sinner is Mr Václav Hájek who pretends to be an extremely busy man, but the camera captures him playing cards during working hours. But there soon will be work camps for such shirkers and lazy-bones. An exemplary employee is discovered by the camera, the worker Karel Svoboda who takes his work at the drilling machine seriously and seeks to improve it.
Note
The first from the series of propaganda films.
Photos
Cast
Miroslav Horníček
režisér
Josef Hlinomaz
kameraman
Lubomír Lipský
úředník František Novák
Miloš Kopecký
karbaník Václav Hájek
Commentary
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Production Manager
Cooperation
Ladislav Rychman (režijní spolupráce)
Music
Music Composed by
Production info
Original Title
Zrcadlo
Czech Title
Zrcadlo
English Title
Mirror
Working Title
Zrcadlo I.
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
agitprop
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1948
Production Year
1948
Production specifications
date of censorship 29 December 1948 (konec povolení k promítání 29. 12. 1953)
Premiere
premiere 01/1949 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Creative Group
Výrobní skupina Otakara Urbana, Otakar Urban (šéf výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
8 min
Original length in metres
229 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
