The Beautiful Flight of the Bees

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2009

Production year

2006—2008

Premiere

19 October 2009

Runtime

70 min

Category

film

Genre

documentary

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Včely letěly krásně

Czech title

Včely letěly krásně

English title

The Beautiful Flight of the Bees

Working title

Vzkříšení

Summary

The story of the reconstruction of the photography studio Seidel in Český Krumlov in South Bohemia and the rediscovery of a unique collection of 140,000 historical photographs becomes not only the impetus for telling the eventful life story of two photographers – father and son, but also leads to a revival of the Czech-German dialogue, to the present examination of distant lives and an extinct culture. This leads to general contemplation on photography that isn't just a historical testimony, but also a means of experience and recollection. – Two versions of the film made.

Crew and creators

Dramaturg

Hana Jemelíková, Hana Stibralová, Darja Macáková (šéfdramaturgyně ČT)

Sound Designer

Jakub Jurásek, Jiří Klenka (mix zvuku), Jan Šléška (mix zvuku)

Executive Producer

Roman Blaas, Jan Krása

Producer

Jarmila Poláková, Petr Morávek (šéfproducent ČT)

Production Manager

Jan Krása, Jarmila Poláková

Czech subtitles

Jiří Seidl

Music

Music Composed by

Ivan Acher

Production info

Original Title

Včely letěly krásně

Czech Title

Včely letěly krásně

English Title

The Beautiful Flight of the Bees

Working Title

Vzkříšení

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

documentary

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2009

Production Year

2006—2008

Production specifications

start of filming 02/2006
end of filming 06/2008

Premiere

preview 26 May 2009 (Městské divadlo, Český Krumlov)
premiere 19 October 2009 /suitable for all ages/ (kino Světozor, Praha)

Distribution slogan

The story of the Seidel photo studio in Český Krumlov by director Karel Čtveráček.

Distribution

Film & Sociologie s. r. o. (DVD kinodistribuce)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

70 min

Shooting format

DVCAM, HD Digital Betacam

Distribution carrier

16mm, DVD

Aspect ratio

1:1,78

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

5.1, digital sound

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, German

Subtitles languages

Czech, German

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 6. mezinárodní festival evropského filmového umění Telč – Arts&Film 2010

2010
Telč / Czech Republic
Karel Čtveráček