The Ultimatum

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1982

Production year

1982

Runtime

18 min

Category

film

Genre

étude

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshort

Original title

Ultimátum

Czech title

Ultimátum

English title

The Ultimatum

Synopsis

A student girl named Petra dances during a jazz-ballet lesson. Her biggest passion is, however, photography. She sends her images to various competitions, desires to have her own solo exhibition and constantly attempts to improve herself in the field. Her roommate Alena earns extra money as a model. She tries to drag Petra out to parties – because youth is so short, isn’t it? Petra’s boyfriend works in a foreign trade and he is always impeccably dressed. He gets the chance to leave for a long business trip abroad, only on the condition that he is married. So he thus asks Petra – who originally attracted him by her natural looks and no make up – to dress more fashionably, wear make-up and generally improve her appearance. He somewhat takes it for granted that Petra would love to marry him anytime. Petra is offended by his behaviour. At a disco, Alena introduces her to a successful photographer Martin. Petra wants him to look at her photographs. The convivial bon vivant invites her to his place and seduces her routinely. The puzzled Petra wants to confess to her boyfriend but then she meets him at a photography exhibition, intimately accompanied by the mondaine Alena.

Cast

Anneta Komárková

Voice by Ilona Svobodová
studentka-fotografka Petra

Jaroslava Procházková

studentka-modelka Alena

Jan Čenský

Alenin přítel

Pavel Lehotský

Petřin přítel

Alois Švehlík

fotograf Martin

Adriena Vlasáková

sekretářka Helenka

Crew and creators

Director of Photography

Jiří Kovář

Second Unit Photography

Richard Špůr

Camera Operator

Martin Duba

Film Editor

Maroš Černák

Sound Designer

Josef Hubka

Production Manager

Zuzana Vlková, Yvonne Vavrová

Pedagogical management

Ludvík Ráža (režie), Jan Kališ (kamera), Alois Fišárek (střih), Hana Bezrouková

Music

Music Composed by

Tomáš Krejčí (spolupráce)

Choreographer

Frank Towen

Danced by

koncertní skupina Franka Towena

Production info

Original Title

Ultimátum

Czech Title

Ultimátum

English Title

The Ultimatum

Category

film

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film

Genre

étude

Student film

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1982

Production Year

1982

Production

Studio FAMU

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

18 min

Original length in metres

500 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech