My Life to Live
Category
filmGenre
art, biographyTypology
documentarytheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Žít svůj životCzech title
Žít svůj životEnglish title
My Life to LiveWorking title
Josef SudekSummary
Evald Schorm's melancholic documentary My Life to Live approaches the personality of Josef Sudek through his photographs and his own commentary on some of them. The camera observes the photographer in his studio environment, but also in the busy streets. It follows him into nature as he goes in search of more of his unique shots.
Synopsis
Photographer Josef Sudek is shown in his studio in Prague's Újezd district with his photographs. The artist talks about the circumstances of their creation and his relationship to them. During the film, busy places in Prague – lots of cars, trams, pedestrians – appear in short scenes. Sudek briefly flashes between them with his camera over his shoulder. Then he sets up a shot by a pond, his hand setting up his tripod and camera. In the studio he plays a gramophone record. With the camera on the tripod, he walks slowly through the sparse forest, looking for a shot.
Note
The short film was released as an opener to the Soviet drama The Ship Sails to the Harbour.
Film online
Photos
Commentary
Performed by
Josef Sudek
fotograf
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Commentary by
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Locations
Praha
Production info
Original Title
Žít svůj život
Czech Title
Žít svůj život
English Title
My Life to Live
Working Title
Josef Sudek
Category
film
Typology
documentarytheatrical distribution
Genre
art, biography
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1963
Production Year
1963
Production specifications
projection approval 24 July 1963
Premiere
premiere 20 September 1963 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
premiere 25 October 1963 /suitable for youths/ (kino Paříž /1 týden/, Praha)
Distribution slogan
no caption
Production
Copyright Holders
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
13 min
Original length in metres
355 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, commentary
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Event: Ceny Trilobit 1963
1964
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Jan Špáta
Vítěz
Exhibition: 5. dny krátkého filmu Karlovy Vary
1964
Karlovy Vary / Czechoslovakia
Evald Schorm
