Prefabricated Houses - 1960

A student work by Jiří Menzel, filmed during his second year at the FAMU film school. Views of old Prague and its tenement buildings, symbolizing the obsolete past, alternate with shots of construction sites for new prefabricated apartment buildings. In spite of certain unavoidable propagandistic overtones added by the director, it is notable as the beginning of his search for a “dramaturgy of colors.”

6min
1960
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.5/10

Cast

Alexandr Postler profile pictureAlexandr PostlerNarrator (voice)

About Prefabricated Houses

Prefabricated Houses Overview

A student work by Jiří Menzel, filmed during his second year at the FAMU film school. Views of old Prague and its tenement buildings, symbolizing the obsolete past, alternate with shots of construction sites for new prefabricated apartment buildings. In spite of certain unavoidable propagandistic overtones added by the director, it is notable as the beginning of his search for a “dramaturgy of colors.”

Runtime: 6min

Extra details

Original Title: Domy z panelů
Original Language: Czech
Directed By: Jiří Menzel
Production Companies
FAMU