Two Tables Between Us

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1961

Production year

1961

Runtime

12 min

Category

film

Genre

social

Typology

featuredocumentarytheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Dva stoly mezi námi

Czech title

Dva stoly mezi námi

English title

Two Tables Between Us

Working title

Ze soudní síně

Summary

The staged story Two Table Between Us by Václav Táborský about Mr. and Mrs. Horák from Prague was created as a reflection of the high divorce rate problematics. It does not aspire to be a sociological documentary, but more of a reflection of the most common causes of mutual separation. The director loosely followed the theme with They Wait Every Sunday (1962).

Synopsis

Wedding guests walk out of Prague's Old Town Hall. A young woman, Věra, who is walking nearby, thinks about her own wedding a few years ago and about her life together with her husband Vláďa. They got an apartment in Prague and soon lived there as a family of three – with their son Míša. But the evenings spent with them were often interrupted by a phone call from her husband's work. Vláďa would leave his wife and son alone for the night and go to the office. He himself also recollects it and tries to justify these situations by saying that he was simply too busy. However, Věra had no sympathy for him, and he became involved with another woman. The couple meets in front of a courthouse. The court rules for divorce and gives custody of little Míša to his mother. Věra and Vláďa walk out of the courthouse together, then go their separate ways.

Crew and creators

Commentary by

Václav Táborský

Director of Photography

Eduard Sigrot

Film Editor

Dana Lukešová

Sound Designer

Antonín Kleisner, Bohumír Brunclík (zvukové efekty)

Production Manager

Zdeněk Novák

Consultant

JUDr. M. Pfeiferová

Music

Music Composed by

Štěpán Koníček

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)

Production info

Original Title

Dva stoly mezi námi

Czech Title

Dva stoly mezi námi

English Title

Two Tables Between Us

Working Title

Ze soudní síně

Category

film

Typology

featuredocumentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

social

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1961

Production Year

1961

Production specifications

projection approval 3 August 1961

Premiere

premiere 1961 /suitable for youths/

Distribution slogan

no caption

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

12 min

Original length in metres

335 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