Men Perecute Me

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1955

Production year

1955

Runtime

8 min

Category

film

Genre

educational, satire

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Muži mě pronásledují

Czech title

Muži mě pronásledují

English title

Men Perecute Me

Synopsis

The young clerk Zdenka Marková is convinced of her irresistability and she tells the audience her story which is also meant to convince them of this. Her first employer coveted her in secret and he masked his interest in her by giving her work to do. She ignored him and continued reading her book. Then she was suddenly transferred to another office. Her next boss was fat and bald. Despite this, he also made advances towards her even when he saw she was knitting a sweater. He could not overcome his desire and handed in his notice. Zdenka was again transferred. This time she decided to keep out of her third employer's way and went to drink coffee with her colleagues in a buffet across the road. This man, however, shouted something to her about adhering to the stipulated work hours and about badly written time-sheets. The misunderstood woman who had bravely resisted the advances of her employers, was finally given her notice.

Note

The film is taken from the occasional satirical film series Trn (Thorn). This story by the Hungarian authoress M. Kertézs was published in the satirical weekly Dikobraz (The Porcupine).

Cast

Ludmila Píchová

úřednice Zdenka Marková

Gustav Heverle

vedoucí ve výzkumu využití kaprů

Josef Hlinomaz

plešatý vedoucí

Jiří Vršťala

nový vedoucí

Crew and creators

Based on

M. Kertézs (povídka)

Director of Photography

Bohumil Vích

Sound Designer

Josef Franěk

Production Manager

Lubomír Marek

Production info

Original Title

Muži mě pronásledují

Czech Title

Muži mě pronásledují

English Title

Men Perecute Me

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

educational, satire

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1955

Production Year

1955

Production specifications

projection approval 1955

Premiere

premiere 4 May 1956 /suitable for youths/ (kino Čas /1 týden/, Praha)

Distribution slogan

no caption

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Studio

Barrandov

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

8 min

Original length in metres

230 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