Josef Kilían / A Character Needing Support

  • 37'
  • Czechoslovakia
  • 1963
A series of absurd situations related to the period of the personality cult, the absurdity of which we have not yet been able to fathom. The hero in the film borrows a tomcat from a cat?hire service. In vain, he tries to return it, but he can't find the cat-hire service any more or the clerk, who he's sure is the only one who can help him. The title of the film refers to a muscular stone statue, the shoulders of which bear a great weight. The film is reminiscent of Franz Kafka's works, although its makers pretended they had not thought of him directly when they were shooting the movie.
  • 37'
  • Czechoslovakia
  • 1963
Directors
Pavel Jurácek, Jan Schmidt
Country of production
Czechoslovakia
Year
1963
Festival Edition
IFFR 2003
Length
37'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Postava k podpírání
Language
Czech
Producer
AB Barrandov
Sales
Filmexport Prague
Screenplay
Pavel Jurácek, Jan Schmidt
Directors
Pavel Jurácek, Jan Schmidt
Country of production
Czechoslovakia
Year
1963
Festival Edition
IFFR 2003
Length
37'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Postava k podpírání
Language
Czech
Producer
AB Barrandov
Sales
Filmexport Prague
Screenplay
Pavel Jurácek, Jan Schmidt