Scene from the film Joseph Kilian / A Character in Need of Support
Scene from the film Joseph Kilian / A Character in Need of Support
Scene from the film Joseph Kilian / A Character in Need of Support
Scene from the film Joseph Kilian / A Character in Need of Support
Scene from the film Joseph Kilian / A Character in Need of Support

Joseph Kilian / A Character in Need of Support

Direction
Year 
1963
Country
  • Czech Republic
Runtime
38min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

“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. Joseph Kilian is a middle length film shot by the creators in perfect Kafkaesque style. Kafka has been back in fashion for some time in Czechoslovakia; it is of great significance that he has been reevaluated in his homeland […] Everything is narrated in an entertaining manner with humor that penetrates through the images. Postava k podpírání is one of the most successful films we have seen in some time. [“Křik”, “O něčem jiném”, “Postava k podpírání” in the Italian Press. Czechoslovakian Cinematographey in the Light of the Foreign Press.1964, no. 9, pg. 21.]

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Details

  • Original Title
    Postava k podpírání
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Pavel Juráček, Jan Schmidt
  • Cast
    Karel Vašíček, Consuela Morávková, Ivan Růžička, Pavel Bártl, Jiří Stivín, Pavel Šilhánek, Jaroslav Zrotal, Stanislav Michler, Eda Pavlíček, Pavla Maršálková, Jaromír Spal...
  • Cinematography
    Jan Čuřík
  • Editing
    Zdeněk Stehlík
  • Music
    Wiliam Bukový
  • Sound
    Adolf Nacházel
  • Runtime
    38 min (31-45 min.)
  • Year
    1963
  • Country
    • Czech Republic
  • Format
    • Black & White
  • Distribution

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