Late August at the Hotel Ozone

Summary

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]

Late August at the Hotel Ozone
Directed byJan Schmidt
Screenplay byPavel Juráček
Jan Schmidt
Story byPavel Juráček
StarringOndrej Jariabek
Beta Poničanová
CinematographyJiří Macák
Edited byMiroslav Hájek
Music byJan Klusák
Production
company
Československý armádní film
Distributed byÚstřední půjčovna filmů
Release date
  • April 28, 1967 (1967-04-28)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Production edit

Dana Medřická was originally considered for a role of Dagmar Hubertusová. The film was shot in an abandoned village near Mohelno.

Plot edit

The film follows a group of young women who live in a post-apocalyptic world after nuclear war.[2]

Cast edit

  • 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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Konec srpna v hotelu Ozon". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Eric Hynes (20 August 2014). "To Boldly Go Where No Comrade Has..." New York Times.

External links edit

  • Late August at the Hotel Ozone at IMDb