Dear Maestro

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

1996

Production year

1996

Premiere

3 August 1996

Runtime

60 min

Category

film

Genre

art

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionmedium

Original title

Drahý Mistře

Second title

Josip Plečnik architekt Pražského hradu

Czech title

Drahý Mistře

English title

Dear Maestro

English second title

Josip Plečnik architect of Prague Castle

Working title

Plečnik / Josip Plečnik – architektura pro novou demokracii

Summary

A film documentary essay on the distinguished European architect Josip Plečnik which confronts his work in Prague and in his nature Slovenia. In a unique way the film acquaints viewers with Plečnik's reconstruction work at Prague Castle which, at the request of President T. G. Masaryk, was to transform this place into the seat of a new democratic state.

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Pavel Koutecký

Screenplay

Pavel Koutecký

Commentary by

Pavel Koutecký

Director of Photography

Stano Slušný

Film Editor

Jan Petras

Assistant Film Editor

Martin Steklý

Sound Designer

Libor Sedláček

Special Effects

Martin Dymák (kamera)

Production Manager

Jan Krása

Consultant

Damjan Prelovšek, Zdeněk Lukeš, Věra Malá, Eva Horneková, Miroslav Řepa

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Václav

Production info

Original Title

Drahý Mistře

Czech Title

Drahý Mistře

Second Title

Josip Plečnik architekt Pražského hradu

English Title

Dear Maestro

English Second Title

Josip Plečnik architect of Prague Castle

Working Title

Plečnik / Josip Plečnik – architektura pro novou demokracii

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

art

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

1996

Production Year

1996

Premiere

non-distribution premiere 23 May 1996 (televizní uvedení ČT 2)
premiere 3 August 1996 /suitable for all ages/ (kino 64 U Hradeb, Praha)

Distribution slogan

A colourful artistic document.

Technical info

Duration typology

medium length film

Duration in minutes

60 min

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, commentary

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

English, Czech