Passage in the Paradise

1936 1h 26m CS

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Orphan Petr lives with his dog Puntja with his aunt. His uncle Gustav wants to get rid of Peter and puts him in an orphanage. Peter escapes from there and looks for his Punt. He finds him with the cool Tobias, but he doesn't want to give him back to Peter. Only when he sees how much the boy and the dog love each other does he let them both stay with him...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hugo Haas
pohodný Tobiáš
Vladimír Jedlička
Petříček
Zdeněk Štěpánek
komediant Gustav
Světla Svozilová
Soňa
Hana Vítová
Anička
Jiří Dohnal
Emil
Bedřich Vrbský
Brož
Zita Kabátová
Luisa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martin Frič
Writers: Hugo Haas, Otakar Vávra, Otakar Vávra
Languages: Czech
Countries: Czechoslovakia

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martin Frič, shot by Otto Heller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by E. F. Burian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jan Kohout shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Hugo Haas and Vladimír Jedlička and Zdeněk Štěpánek carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0339835 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Martin Frič directs. Otto Heller behind the camera. E. F. Burian scores. Jan Kohout cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Czechoslovakia. Dialogue in Czech.

Trivia

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Martin Frič, shot by Otto Heller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by E. F. Burian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jan Kohout shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hugo Haas and Vladimír Jedlička and Zdeněk Štěpánek carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0339835 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.