Listening to Armstrong

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1965

Production year

1965

Runtime

8 min

Category

film

Genre

étude

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshort

Original title

Slyšet Armstronga

Czech title

Slyšet Armstronga

English title

Listening to Armstrong

Synopsis

Three workmen live in a caravan on the edge of Prague. Two are still very young and their older colleague Dobeš sometimes tells them about his experiences in France in the nineteen-thirties. The complex-ridden Shorty [Pinďa] is also much impressed by the fictitious sexual and life experiences recounted by the apparent lady-killer Pavel. The two young men together imagine the bustle of cities in the West, where you can hear the music of Louis Armstrong on the streets. Dobeš no longer wants much out of life and is simply looking forward to the opening of a pub nearby. Shorty stays in the caravan. Pavel sets off for the centre of Prague. After a while, however, he returns, apparently disappointed.

Cast

Adolf Hochman

Dobeš

Crew and creators

Director of Photography

Karel Ludvík

Pedagogical management

Karel Kachyňa (režie), Vladislav Delong (režie), Bohumil Šmída (produkce), Jan Kučera (střih)

Songs

When the Saints Go Marching In

Song Composer tradicionál
Singer Jiří WimmerPetr Sedláček

Production info

Original Title

Slyšet Armstronga

Czech Title

Slyšet Armstronga

English Title

Listening to Armstrong

Category

film

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film

Genre

étude

Student film

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1965

Production Year

1965

Production

Studio FAMU

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

8 min

Original length in metres

212 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