The Liar
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
LhářCzech title
LhářEnglish title
The LiarSynopsis
A group of children are spending the holidays near the Vltava river on the outskirts of Prague. The father of one of the boys asks two of his son's friends to water his garden while he is away on holiday. In return he promises to lend them his yacht. The boys fulfil their task conscientiously but on his return the owner of the garden only rewards them with a small amount of money and denies ever having made his promise. The disappointed boys buy some white paint and write the word "Liar" on his yacht. The furious man complains to the boys' parents who give them a good hiding. They have to get rid of the paint with white spirit. This unjustified punishment brings the boys to the idea that they might as well borrow the boat anyway. They are enjoying their sail until a motor boat overturns the yacht. The boat owner saves the boys from drowning. The crowd which has gathered to watch condemns the way young people behave; the one who protests the most is the very man who had lied to them. The boys derive a certain amount of satisfaction when they notice in the distance the yacht owner vainly trying to wash off the shameful word without much success.
Photos
Cast
Antonín Trojáček
Míčka, majitel plachetnice
Karel Jiřička
otec
Josefa Křížová
matka
Pavel Hobl
reportér
Milada Pražáková
dítě
Jarmila Vohanková
dítě
Josef Kindl
dítě
Lubomír Dittrich
dítě
Zora Zetková
dítě
K. Schubert
dítě
žáci 100. a 99. osmiletky
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Film Editor
Production Manager
Pedagogical management
Bohumil Vošahlík (režie), Václav Hanuš (kamera), Josef Dobřichovský (střih)
Cooperation
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)
Production info
Original Title
Lhář
Czech Title
Lhář
English Title
The Liar
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1957
Production Year
1957
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
24 min
Original length in metres
678 meters
Distribution carrier
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
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 6. světový festival mládeže a studentstva Moskva
1957
Moskva / Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
