Vengeance Is Mine

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

1995

Production year

1995

Premiere

20 April 1995

Runtime

102 min

Category

film

Genre

drama, psychological

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Má je pomsta

Czech title

Má je pomsta

English title

Vengeance Is Mine

English parallel title

Vengeance Is Mine (Lacrimosa)

Working title

Pomsta

Summary

The story of a successful man – stage designer and artist whose life almost collapses overnight. In an originally realistic story the borders separating reality, visions and dreams begin to merge together.

Cast

Jiří Bartoška

Karel Švarc

Jana Brejchová

Marta, Švarcova žena

Radoslav Brzobohatý

profesor Neumann

Jiří Menzel

režisér

Pavel Chalupa

policista

Radovan Lukavský

vyšetřovatel

Václav Vydra

prodavač zbraní

Eduard Haken

on sám, operní pěvec v televizi

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Jitka Stropková

Assistant Director

Ingrid Tchýnová

Based on

Otakar Chaloupka (Černý pátek – novela)

Screenplay

Václav Šašek, Lordan Zafranovič (spolupráce na scénáři)

Director of Photography

Josef Špelda

Second Unit Photography

Jan Kváča

Production Designer

Josef Diviš

Costume Designer

Jarmila Konečná

Make-Up Artist

Květa Holasová

Film Editor

Jiří Brožek

Sound Designer

Miroslav Hřebejk

Production Manager

František Karoch

Unit Production Manager

Marcela Týcová

Music

Music Composed by

Emil Viklický

Selected Music

Antonín Rejcha (Requiem – Dies Irae), Antonín Rejcha (Requiem – Lacrimosa), skupina Kryptor (Ty jsi moje Domina), skupina Kryptor (Smutný století), Emil Viklický (Not yet)

Music Performed by

Filharmonie města Prahy, Emil Viklický Quintet, skupina Kryptor, Štěpán Markovič /sólo na saxofon/

Production info

Original Title

Má je pomsta

Czech Title

Má je pomsta

English Title

Vengeance Is Mine

English Parallel Title

Vengeance Is Mine (Lacrimosa)

Working Title

Pomsta

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama, psychological

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

1995

Production Year

1995

Production specifications

the end of the distribution monopoly 19 April 1998

Premiere

premiere 20 April 1995 /recommended for 18 and over/ (kino Lucerna, Praha)

Distribution slogan

Charming Jiří Bartoška, the beautiful star of an erotic salon Ivana Chýlková and the delightful Tereza Brodská star in a new Czech film which must not be missed.

Production

Česká televize, TS Petra Kolihy (Česká televize), Heureka Production PF, s.r.o., AB BARRANDOV, a. s.

Distribution

FALCON, a. s.

Export

Telexport

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

102 min

Original length in metres

2 900 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Event: 3. výroční ceny Český lev 1995

1996
Praha / Czech Republic
Tereza Brodská