Do You Keep a Lion at Home?
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1963Production year
1962—1963Premiere
15 May 1964Runtime
76 minDirector
Pavel HoblCategory
filmGenre
children, musicTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Máte doma lva?Czech title
Máte doma lva?English title
Do You Keep a Lion at Home?Working title
Den velkého dobrodružstvíSummary
In 1963, Czechoslovak film productions for children were still utilising proven, conservative methods. One film that signalled a new refreshing dynamism, signalling the forthcoming vigour of the Czechoslovak New Wave, was this adventure of two little friends, directed by Pavel Hobl. The debuting director sends Pepík and Honzík on a voyage from the door of a kindergarten into a world in which reality and imagination merge. During their first self-dependent walk through Prague, the boys not only enter a museum, but even a realm of magic. The fragmented narration pays homage to the unrestrained imagination of children –it cannot be bound by adult persuasion over the nature of reality. The child roles are handled by Josef Filip and Ladislav Otčenášek. They portray the boys eagerly discovering the world, under the watchful eye of cameraman Jiří Vojta.
Synopsis
Honzík and Pepík learn upon their arrival in front of the kindergarten that the school trip has been cancelled due to an epidemic. The two boys are disappointed but they keenly set off to the city. At the crossroads, they take over conducting the traffic from Mr Policeman, while at the river embankment, they make friends with a painter who gives them a case of paints. They are frightened by a large dog named Brok but he invites them to visit a museum. The stuffed bear there gives them roller skates on which they ride through the building, pursued by the museum guard. By the museum ramp, a magic little girl reveals how to get to the Magic Land in exchange for a slice of chocolate. There, the two boys and Brok free enchanted musicians and take part in a ghost convention. Then the boys get a little car and win car races with it. Close to the kindergarten, they say farewell to the car - they are expected by their father, who takes them to mummy. And at home, they can play again and organize a hunt for an imaginary lion.
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Cast
Vladimír Očenášek
Pepík
Josef Filip
Honzík, Pepíkův mladší bratr
Olga Machoninová
holčička s okarínou
Miloš Preininger
tatínek
Dagmar Kofroňová
maminka
František Löring
Voice by Karel Pavlík
muž s deštníkem
Jan Brychta
malíř Jan Brychta
Arnošt Faltýnek
hlídač muzea
Jiří Valenta
zřízenec Čedoku
Evelyna Juhanová
víla
Mirko Musil
vodník
Raoul Schránil
ďábel
Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová
Bílá paní
Vendelín Šedivý
Voice by Felix le Breux
příslušník VB na křižovatce zvaný pan Esenbé
Karel Vavřík
lepič plakátů
Marie Rosůlková
drbna na ulici
Ela Šilarová
drbna na ulici
Karel Krautgartner
dirigent-černokněžník
Pavel Hobl
ženich
Marcela Sedláčková
turistka
Josef Steigl
turista
Jaroslav Orlický
rytíř Bezhlavák
Jaroslav Zrotal
generál
Jindřich Mikulec
artista
Marian Cingroš
hudebník
Jaroslav Dudek
hudebník
Jiří Wolf
hudebník
Jan Janeček
hudebník
Vladimír Šolc
hudebník
Eduard Šidla
hudebník
František Janda (2)
hudebník
Luděk Šereda
hudebník
Zdeněk Jareš
hudebník
Dubbing
Jiří Němeček
hlas důstojníka
Antonín Jedlička
hlas psa setra Broka/hlas vycpaného medvěda
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Art Director
Set Designer
Josef Dvořák, Karel Průcha, Jiří Rulík, Jiří Žůček
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Adolf Nacházel, Bohumír Brunclík (zvukové efekty), Antonín Jedlička (zvukové efekty)
Animation
Jiří Vojta, Ladislav Vinklárek, Trmal, Novák
Special Effects
Jiří Vojta, Ladislav Vinklárek, Trmal, Novák, Trikový ateliér FSB
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Miloš Rudolf, Olga Mimrová
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
J. Mikolášová (klapka), František Schwarz (vrchní osvětlovač), Jaromír Komárek (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Selected Music
Bedřich Smetana (Libuše – úvodní motiv opery), Bedřich Smetana (Má vlast /Vltava/)
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)
Songs
Daleká cesta, daleká
Song Composer Wiliam Bukový
Writer of Lyrics Bohumil Sobotka
Singer Karel Gott
Maminka už bude tu, až přijdeme z výletu
Song Composer Wiliam Bukový
Writer of Lyrics Bohumil Sobotka
Singer Lukasová
Každý den za svítání /Abyste kluci věděli/
Song Composer Wiliam Bukový
Writer of Lyrics Bohumil Sobotka
Singer LukasováKarel Gott
Proč je ta ulice, proč je tak smutná
Song Composer Wiliam Bukový
Writer of Lyrics Bohumil Sobotka
Singer Lukasová
Kam tolik tatínků, kam tolik spěchá
Song Composer Wiliam Bukový
Writer of Lyrics Bohumil Sobotka
Singer Lukasová
Autíčko je svobodné
Song Composer Wiliam Bukový
Writer of Lyrics Bohumil Sobotka
Singer Lukasová
Production info
Original Title
Máte doma lva?
Czech Title
Máte doma lva?
English Title
Do You Keep a Lion at Home?
Working Title
Den velkého dobrodružství
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
children, music
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1963
Production Year
1962—1963
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 20 July 1962
technical Screenplay approved 30 October 1962
start of filming 5 December 1962
end of filming 28 June 1963
projection approval 22 December 1963
withdrawal from distribution 1 September 1974
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1991
Premiere
premiere 1 May 1964 /suitable for youths/ (kino Lucerna /1 týden/, Praha)
premiere 15 May 1964 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Creative Group
Tvůrčí skupina Švabík – Procházka, Jan Procházka (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Erich Švabík (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
76 min
Original length in metres
2 219 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
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: Umělecká soutěž k 20. výročí osvobození Československa
1965
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Pavel Hobl
Vítěz
Festival: 16. mezinárodní filmový festival pro děti a mládež Benátky
1964
Benátky / Italy
Vítěz
Festival: 16. mezinárodní filmový festival pro děti a mládež Benátky
1964
Benátky / Italy
Vítěz
Festival: 16. mezinárodní filmový festival pro děti a mládež Benátky
1964
Benátky / Italy
Josef Filip
Vítěz
Exhibition: 4. celostátní přehlídka československých filmů pro děti a mládež Gottwaldov
1964
Zlín / Czechoslovakia
Vítěz
Festival: 16. mezinárodní filmový festival pro děti a mládež Benátky
1964
Benátky / Italy
Vladimír Očenášek
Vítěz
Exhibition: 4. celostátní přehlídka československých filmů pro děti a mládež Gottwaldov
1964
Zlín / Czechoslovakia
Vítěz
Festival: 16. mezinárodní filmový festival pro děti a mládež Benátky
1964
Benátky / Italy
