When the Leaving Examination Is Truancy
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1973Production year
1973Premiere
26 October 1973Runtime
69 minCategory
povídkový filmGenre
short-story, psychologicalTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Maturita za školouCzech title
Maturita za školouEnglish title
When the Leaving Examination Is TruancyWorking title
Když něco končí, tak něco začíná / Za školou je maturitapovídkový film
When the Leaving Examination Is TruancySummary
This episodic film from 1973 provided a creative canvas for three emerging directors. Each of its three stories gives an account of a young man’s approach to arranging his life. Básník (The Poet) describes the first professional steps taken by a young poet (an early role for Oldřich Kaiser). It was directed by Jaromír Hník, who did not pursue his directing career any further. Reprezentant (The National Team Member), directed by Jaromír Borek, is an account of a talented table tennis player who has to re-sit his maths exam (the lead role was actually played by real-life table tennis star Milan Orlowski). The protagonist of the Bíbr Grizzly (Bearded Weirdie Grizzly) story, directed by Jaromír Dvořáček, is a tramp who finds a new meaning to life among young pioneers. Pytagorejci (The Pythagoreans), an overly long slapstick comedy too different in genre from the other stories, was directed by Tomáš Svoboda, but it did not make the final cut and is considered lost.
Synopsis
Four short stories.
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Production info
Original Title
Maturita za školou
Czech Title
Maturita za školou
English Title
When the Leaving Examination Is Truancy
Working Title
Když něco končí, tak něco začíná / Za školou je maturita
Category
povídkový film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
short-story, psychological
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1973
Production Year
1973
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 10 July 1972
start of filming 24 July 1972
technical Screenplay approved 22 August 1972 (povídka Reprezentant)
technical Screenplay approved 14 December 1972 (povídka Bíbr Grizzly)
technical Screenplay approved 30 January 1973 (povídka Básník)
end of filming 20 April 1973
projection approval 28 May 1973
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1986
Premiere
premiere 26 October 1973 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
premiere 1 November 1973 /suitable for youths/ (kino Paříž, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Oty Hofmana, Ota Hofman (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny), Výrobní skupina Věry Kadlecové, Věra Kadlecová (vedoucí výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
69 min
Original length in metres
1 960 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
