A Character in Need of Support

Name: A Character in Need of Support
Genre: Drama, Short films
Released: 2024-02-14
Cast: Karel Vašíček, Consuela Morávková, Ivan Růžička, Jiří Stivín, Pavel Bártl

Pavel Juráček and Jan Schmidt's medium-length film from the early days of the Czech New Wave tells the story of a man who borrows a cat and then tries in vain to return it.

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Czechoslovakia 1963

Czech

English

38 min.

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This film is available until 31. 12. 2024 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.

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“In one word, describe the difference between man and animal.” “Reason?” “No! Discipline!” The allegorical motion picture, Joseph Kilian, rousingly exposes how human obsession with order leaves him sour and dull. The central character, a man who, having leased a feline companion for a single day, laboriously tries to return him the next to avoid a fine and in the process, experiences endless drama. The rental shop is nowhere to be found so the man, with the cat in his briefcase, treads through a labyrinth of hallways, waiting rooms and offices, finally growing accustomed to his burden.

Credits

Director: Pavel Juráček, Jan Schmidt

Based on: Pavel Juráček

Screenplay: Pavel Juráček, Jan Schmidt

Cinematography: Jan Čuřík

Music: Wiliam Bukový

Sound: Adolf Nacházel, Bohumír Brunclík

Editing: Zdeněk Stehlík

Production Design: Oldřich Bosák

Producer: Miloš Bergl

Costumes: Jaroslava Komárková, Zdena Šnajdarová

Cast: Karel Vašíček, Consuela Morávková, Ivan Růžička, Jiří Stivín, Pavel Bártl