The Quenched Star

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1973

Production year

1973

Runtime

8 min

Category

film

Genre

étude

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshort

Original title

...a zašla hvězda...

Czech title

...a zašla hvězda...

English title

The Quenched Star

Synopsis

In a spacious room with only one single bed a young patient complains about a feeling of loneliness. A nurse promises her that soon there will be added other beds and other patients will keep her company. The patient looks forward to meet her lover. They have been dating for two years and they are still affectionate. The nurse leaves and the girl evokes memories of a dance with her boyfriend. She gets up and sets to dancing around the room. But the violent motion makes her heart suffer and the girl's life is past saving even by the immediate intervention of a doctor. The boy, coming to a visit, sadly observes a pale and motionless face of his beloved.

Cast

Taťána Radechovská

pacientka

Jan Hrušínský

pacientčin přítel

Hrubešová

zdravotní sestra

Jakubovič

lékař

Crew and creators

Director of Photography

Robert Buchar

Pedagogical management

Bořivoj Zeman (režie), Ludvík Ráža (režie), Václav Hanuš (kamera), Jan Chaloupek (střih)

Production info

Original Title

...a zašla hvězda...

Czech Title

...a zašla hvězda...

English Title

The Quenched Star

Category

film

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film

Genre

étude

Student film

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1973

Production Year

1973

Production

Studio FAMU

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

8 min

Original length in metres

225 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