Space Odyssey II

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1986

Production year

1986

Runtime

16 min

Director

Jan Svěrák

Category

film

Genre

étude

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshort

Original title

Vesmírná odysea II

Czech title

Vesmírná odysea II

English title

Space Odyssey II

Synopsis

It is a winter day and the very old woman Otylka sets off to visit her friend Maruška. Although the two women live in the same housing estate, their houses are separated by a large, empty field with no housing, covered with snow. Otylka, on her way, recalls that Maruška has always been a bit indolent and timorous. She herself, on the contrary, always loved to travel and discover new things. The weather is chilly and the courageous woman must overcome various obstacles – for example a large construction crane lying on its side. But she knows that Maruška is lonely; she has no one and now even suffers from some health problems. The story is interrupted by a scene in the operation centre in Houston, America, responsible for the journeys of astronauts into outer space. Similarly to them, Otylka, too, eventually overcomes all the difficulties (under the sound of Williams’s music from the George Lucas’ movie Star Wars) and she successfully completes her mission. She is warmly welcomed by Maruška, equally as the astronauts are welcomed after returning to Earth. Then, the story ends with the film credits in the style of the Star Wars.

Cast

Božena Kůstová

Maruška

Mark Hamill

herec v americkém filmu

Harrison Ford

herec v americkém filmu

Carrie Fisher

herečka v americkém filmu

Crew and creators

Director

Jan Svěrák

Assistant Director

Zdeněk Podskalský ml.

Screenplay

Jan Svěrák

Director of Photography

Ladislav Štěpán

Film Editor

Lukáš Rak

Pedagogical management

Petr Prokop (kamera), Tomáš Kulík

Cooperation

Pozemní stavby České Budějovice (zapůjčení stavebního jeřábu RM 110)

Music

Selected Music

John Williams (hudba z americkéhu filmu Hvězdné války /Star Wars/)

Music Performed by

Londýnský symfonický orchestr /London Symphony Orchestra/ (Music Conducted by John Williams)

Production info

Original Title

Vesmírná odysea II

Czech Title

Vesmírná odysea II

English Title

Space Odyssey II

Category

film

Typology

featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film

Genre

étude

Student film

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1986

Production Year

1986

Production

Studio FAMU

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

16 min

Original length in metres

185 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, German

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 21. filmový festival mladých Trutnov

1988
Trutnov / Czechoslovakia

Vítěz

Festival: 24. mezinárodní festival krátkých filmů Krakov

1987
Krakov / Poland

Vítěz

Event: 2. Fórum mladého filmu Bratislava

1987
Bratislava / Czechoslovakia

Vítěz

Exhibition: 4. přehlídka filmařského mládí v rámci soutěže Studentské a umělecké a odborné činnosti Praha

1986
Praha / Czechoslovakia

Vítěz

Exhibition: 4. přehlídka filmařského mládí v rámci soutěže Studentské a umělecké a odborné činnosti Praha

1986
Praha / Czechoslovakia