Eclipse of the Sun
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
Zatmění slunceCzech title
Zatmění slunceEnglish title
Eclipse of the SunSynopsis
A young man, Petr, breeds pigeons in the backyard of an old block of flats in the Prague neighbourhood of Žižkov. He knows that the houses will soon be demolished to make way for new constructions. A pretty girl called Valérie watches Petr through her window. She is cared for by her solicitous parents whom she asks to buy her a nice dress. Valérie writes to her friend Šárka, staying in a boarding house, about everything she experiences. Her mother is afraid for her – the girl was severely ill and is now undergoing a one-month convalescence after suffering from a double pneumonia. Petr notices her and invites her for a date. But Valérie can only move in a wheelchair because she is partially paralysed. The young man visits her at home, but her condition does not discourage him and he takes her to a park. The two watch the eclipse of the sun through smoked glass. The parents try to talk Valérie out of her enchantment, telling her that Petr certainly will not be interested in caring for an invalid girlfriend in the future. The sad Valérie returns to the boarding house. Petr, however, finds her there and brings his pigeons in a cage. They will be the carriers of their letters.
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Cast
Klára Jirsáková
Voice by Veronika Jeníková
Valérie
Václav Kopta
Voice by Svatopluk Mohapl
Petr
Jana Březinová
matka
Crew and creators
Director
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Vuk Dapčević
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production
Alena Schönbachová
Production Manager
Pedagogical management
Antonín Kachlík (režie), Jan Kališ (kamera), Alois Fišárek (střih), Hana Bezrouková
Production info
Original Title
Zatmění slunce
Czech Title
Zatmění slunce
English Title
Eclipse of the Sun
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1984
Production Year
1984
Production
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
20 min
Original length in metres
573 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
