Sirius (1975 film)

Sirius is a 1975 Czechoslovak war drama film directed by František Vláčil.[2][3][4] The film has won many awards. It was Vláčil's last film before returning to feature-length films.[5]

Sirius
Movie poster
Directed byFrantisek Vlácil
Written byJan Stibral, Kamil Pixa
StarringMichal Vavruša
CinematographyFrantišek Uldrich[1]
Edited byAntonín Štrojsa
Music byZdeněk Liška
Production
company
Krátký Film Gottwaldov
Distributed byÚstřední půjčovna filmů
Release date
  • 1 November 1975 (1975-11-01)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Plot

The film is a story of 12-year-old Fanek and his dog Sirius. They play together every day. One day German train is destroyed by local resistance and Germans decide to confiscate dogs of local folks. Fanek doesn't want to give up Sirius and hides him in the woods. One day, Sirius escapes from his fence. Fanek asks the gamekeeper for help. He can do only one thing - shoot Sirius.[6]

Cast

  • Michal Vavruša as Fanek
  • Jana Hlaváčková as Fanek's Mother
  • Vladimír Jedenáctík as Gamekeeper
  • Karel Chromík as Fanek's Father
  • Karel Hábl as SS Officer
  • Bořivoj Navrátil as Gestapo Officer

Reception

Accolades

Date of ceremony Event Award Result Ref(s)
1975 Teheran International Film Festival for Children Golden Statuette for the best film Won [6]
Gotwaldov Festival of films for Children Special jury award for Direction Won
Socialist Youth Union Committee Award Won
Special recognition Won
Festival of Children's films in České Budějovice Children's Audience Award Won
1976 Festival of Czech and Slovak films in Brno Artistic and emotionally impressve capture of atmosphere of resistance against Fascist terror Won
International Competition of Children's Films Gijón Diploma for participation Won

References

  1. "Rozhovor s Františkem Uldrichem". www.ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. "Sirius". kfilmu.net (in Czech). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. "Sirius (1974)". CSFD.cz. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. "Film - hlasování - 58. Zlín Film Festival 2018 - Mezinárodní festival pro děti a mládež". www.zlinfest.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. Malinová, Helena (2004). "Vláčil František (1924–1999)" (PDF). Národní Filmový Archiv: 7. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. "Sirius (1974)". Filmový přehled (in Czech). Retrieved 11 September 2017.


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