Dreams for Sunday

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1959

Production year

1958

Premiere

28 August 1959

Runtime

79 min

Category

film

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Sny na neděli

Czech title

Sny na neděli

English title

Dreams for Sunday

Synopsis

Tuberculosis' patients are treated in a big sanatorium surrounded by a park. The recovery process is long and each Sunday many patients ask in vain for a permit to go and see their families. The head physician, however, can only let out those who are almost healed. Young teacher Jana is unhappy because the illness prevented her from practicing her profession. But in the sanatorium she falls in love with Jindra who was a technical college student before he became ill. They are planning a future together. Because of Jana, Jindra has no time for his friend Tůma who gives him additional lessons and whose condition is rapidly worsening. Tůma still manages to learn Spanish so he can go abroad to work on a project. Patient Franta goes to visit his family in Prague in secret. On his return at night he notices a funeral car driving away Tůma who gave in to the illness. Jana, who is already healthy, is going to be released. She wants to spend the last Sunday in Prague with Jindra and he leaves the sanatorium without permission. Jindra underestimates his condition and on his return ends up in the intensive care unit. The head physician still believes he will recover, however, Jindra has to respect the treatment rules. So the doctor advises Jana to restrict her visits to the sanatorium.

Cast

Alena Vránová

učitelka Jana Holečková

Eduard Cupák

průmyslovák Jindra Valenta

Martin Růžek

primář sanatoria

Václav Lohniský

pacient Josef Tůma, zvaný Španělák

Jiří Sovák

pacient Franta Farták

Miloš Kopecký

pacient Voves, Jindrův kamarád

Terezie Brzková

babička pacientka

Soňa Neumannová

vrchní sestra

Věra Kalendová

zdravotní sestra

Otto Čermák

děda pacient

Jan Skopeček

pacient Venca Čermák

Zdeněk Hodr

ochotnický režisér

Erik Zámiš

cizí pacient

Karel Vavřík

zřízenec v sanatoriu

Karel Smrž

sanitář s vozíkem

Libuše Pospíšilová

zdravotní sestra

Věra Tichánková

pacientka Dočkalová

Boris Moravec

muž na ulici

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

František Matoušek

Screenstory

Ota Hofman

Screenplay

Ota Hofman

Shooting Script

Václav Gajer

Director of Photography

Jan Roth

Camera Operator

Josef Pechar, Josef Pávek

Production Designer

Jan Zázvorka

Assistent Production Designer

Jaroslav Krška

Set Designer

Jiří Rulík

Costume Designer

Karel Postřehovský

Sound Designer

Roman Hloch

Special Effects

Trikový ateliér FSB

Production Manager

Josef Pitrák

Unit Production Manager

Hubert Novotný

Consultant

MUDr. Oskar Boleček, MUDr. Josef Ungr

Cooperation

Josef Vítek (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Srnka

Selected Music

Fryderyk Chopin

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)

Songs

O Cangaceiro

Song Composer Alfredo Nascimento
Writer of Lyrics Alfredo NascimentoSlavomír Šindelka
Singer mužský sbor

Až ráno, až ráno

Singer sbor

Janička, Jana

Singer sbor

Production info

Original Title

Sny na neděli

Czech Title

Sny na neděli

English Title

Dreams for Sunday

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1959

Production Year

1958

Production specifications

literary Screenplay approved 31 May 1958
technical Screenplay approved 18 July 1958
start of filming 15 August 1958
end of filming 18 December 1958
projection approval 27 March 1959
withdrawal from distribution 28 February 1969

Premiere

preview 1 June 1959 (kino Sevastopol, Praha /jednorázové uvedení v rámci Přehlídky nových českých filmů/)
preview 14 August 1959 (kino Sevastopol /1 týden/, Praha)
premiere 28 August 1959 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Metro /2 týdny/, Arbes /1 týden/, Revoluce /1 týden/, Svornost /1 týden/, Vzlet /1 týden/, Radost /½ týdne/ a Jiskra /1 týden/, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Studio

Barrandov

Creative Group

Tvůrčí skupina Hanuš – Träger, Ladislav Hanuš (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny), Josef Träger (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

79 min

Original length in metres

2 258 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

Awards

Vítěz

Event: 2. soutěž o nejlepší filmovou fotografii roku 1959

1959
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Josef Vítek