Late August at the Hotel Ozone
| Late August at the Hotel Ozone | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jan Schmidt |
| Screenplay by | Pavel Juráček Jan Schmidt |
| Story by | Pavel Juráček |
| Starring | Ondrej Jariabek Beta Poničanová |
| Cinematography | Jiří Macák |
| Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
| Music by | Jan Klusák |
Production company | Československý armádní film |
| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Late August at the Hotel Ozone (Czech: Konec srpna v Hotelu Ozon) is a 1967 Czechoslovak science fiction film by director Jan Schmidt based on a screenplay by Pavel Juráček.[1]
Production
Dana Medřická was originally considered for a role of Dagmar Hubertusová. The film was shot in an abandoned village near Mohelno.
Plot
The film follows a group of young women who live in a post-apocalyptic world after nuclear war.[2]
Cast
- Ondrej Jariabek as Old Man
- Beta Poničanová as Dagmar Hubertusová
- Magda Seidlerová as Barbora
- Hana Vítková as Tereza
- Jana Novaková as Klára
- Vanda Kalinová as Judita
- Natalie Maslovová as Magdaléna
- Irena Lžičařová as Eva
- Jitka Hořejšías Marta
Reception
Late August at the Hotel Ozone was released in 1967. The New York Times wrote in 2014 "Gorgeously shot and devastatingly well told, the film echoes the hopelessness of certain World War II narratives of the era".[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Konec srpna v hotelu Ozon". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ Lea MOHYLOVÁ. "The End of August at the Hotel Ozone: the social-political archetype and its allegorical depiction". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ Eric Hynes (20 August 2014). "To Boldly Go Where No Comrade Has..." New York Times.