Encounter

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1953

Production year

1952

Runtime

6 min

Category

film

Genre

slapstick

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshort

Original title

Setkání

Czech title

Setkání

English title

Encounter

Synopsis

Crowds of people are pushing their way onto a tram at the Prague Wilson's station. A country man stays on the tram's platform, carrying a live goose in his basket. After a while, he notices someone he knows on another tram, together with his daughter. He gesticulates and makes faces and gains the man's attention. Communication falters and so gesticulating they agree that the country man should get on the same tram. A ticket-inspector stops him on the steps. In the confusion that follows, two men get off the tram. The little girl is left standing helplessly on the platform of the leaving tram.

Cast

Miloš Kopecký

venkovský strejda s husou

Jiří Sovák

strejdův známý

Jana Werichová

dívka v tramvaji

Stanislav Juna

revizor v tramvaji

Káťa Kopecká

průvodčí v tramvaji

Bruno Šefranka

mladík v tramvaji

Eva Rohanová

cestující v tramvaji

Crew and creators

Director of Photography

Jerzy Kotowski

Music

Selected Music

Jaroslav Ježek

Production info

Original Title

Setkání

Czech Title

Setkání

English Title

Encounter

Category

film

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film

Genre

slapstick

Student film

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1953

Production Year

1952

Production

Studio FAMU

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

6 min

Original length in metres

155 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech