Ročník 21 (German title: Jahrgang 21,[1] English title: Those Born in 21[2]) is a Czechoslovak-East German film directed by Václav Gajer.[3] It was released in 1958 one year after its production.[4]
The film is an adaptation of Ročník jedenadvacet,[5] a 1953 Czech novel by Karel Ptáčník.[4][6]
Ročník 21's original official distributor presented it as follows:[7]
The generation born in the early 1920s suffered great misfortune - during the occupation they were forced to work in the Reich. The young men worked there in grueling conditions, clearing the debris of air raids. But they were not ruled by blind hatred: one of the heroes was overwhelmed while trying to save a small child, and in the hospital he met a sympathetic German nurse, obviously anti-Nazi.
"The film was created in cooperation between the Barrandov Film Studio and the East German studio DEFA as one of [Czech film industry] first international co-productions. It was filmed partly in the original exteriors of bombed-out Dresden."[8][9]
Audiences' response in East Germany is said to have been "reserved" but "Walter Ulbricht praised the movie".[4]
Ročník 21 has been described as "having captured the fate of a generation".[12] "This romance filmed in the austere style of Italian neo-realism, without idealisation and pathos of Gajer's previous films, portrays the stories of Czech boys taken to Germany where they become forced workers."[13]
^Those Born in 1921 (1957) – Filmový přehled, retrieved 2023-12-15
^Balski, Grzegorz (1992). Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991. Flicks Books. ISBN978-0-948911-69-9.
^ abcKarl, Lars; Skopal, Pavel (2015-12-01). Cinema in Service of the State: Perspectives on Film Culture in the GDR and Czechoslovakia, 1945-1960. Berghahn Books. ISBN978-1-78238-997-2.
^Bartošková, Šárka; Bartošek, Luboš (1986). Filmové profily: českoslovenští scenáristé, režiséři, kameramani, hudební skladatelé a architekti hraných filmů (in Czech). Československý filmový ústav.
^"Ročník 21 (1957)" (in Czech). ČSFD. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
^"Ročník 21 - iVysílání" (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
^Roschlau, Johannes (2008). Zwischen Barrandov und Babelsberg: deutsch-tschechische Filmbeziehungen im 20. Jahrhundert (in German). Text + Kritik. ISBN978-3-88377-949-2.
^"Ročník 21 (1957)" (in Czech). Filmový přehled. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
ročník, german, title, jahrgang, english, title, those, born, czechoslovak, east, german, film, directed, václav, gajer, released, 1958, year, after, production, directed, byváclav, gajerrelease, date1958, 1958, countriesczechoslovakia, east, germanylanguagege. Rocnik 21 German title Jahrgang 21 1 English title Those Born in 21 2 is a Czechoslovak East German film directed by Vaclav Gajer 3 It was released in 1958 one year after its production 4 Rocnik 21Directed byVaclav GajerRelease date1958 1958 CountriesCzechoslovakia East GermanyLanguageGerman Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksPremise editHonzik a young Czech falls in love with Kathe a German nurse during his time as a force labourer in Germany Cast editLudek Munzar Honzik Eva Kotthaus Kathe Stanislav Fischer Mirek Herbert Korbs Jaroslava TvrznikovaProduction editThe film is an adaptation of Rocnik jedenadvacet 5 a 1953 Czech novel by Karel Ptacnik 4 6 Rocnik 21 s original official distributor presented it as follows 7 The generation born in the early 1920s suffered great misfortune during the occupation they were forced to work in the Reich The young men worked there in grueling conditions clearing the debris of air raids But they were not ruled by blind hatred one of the heroes was overwhelmed while trying to save a small child and in the hospital he met a sympathetic German nurse obviously anti Nazi The film was created in cooperation between the Barrandov Film Studio and the East German studio DEFA as one of Czech film industry first international co productions It was filmed partly in the original exteriors of bombed out Dresden 8 9 Release editRocnik 21 premiered on February 2 1958 10 11 Reception editAudiences response in East Germany is said to have been reserved but Walter Ulbricht praised the movie 4 Rocnik 21 has been described as having captured the fate of a generation 12 This romance filmed in the austere style of Italian neo realism without idealisation and pathos of Gajer s previous films portrays the stories of Czech boys taken to Germany where they become forced workers 13 References edit Jahrgang 21 filmportal de Retrieved 2023 12 15 Those Born in 1921 1957 Filmovy prehled retrieved 2023 12 15 Balski Grzegorz 1992 Directory of Eastern European Film makers and Films 1945 1991 Flicks Books ISBN 978 0 948911 69 9 a b c Karl Lars Skopal Pavel 2015 12 01 Cinema in Service of the State Perspectives on Film Culture in the GDR and Czechoslovakia 1945 1960 Berghahn Books ISBN 978 1 78238 997 2 Databazeknih cz Rocnik jedenadvacet kniha databazeknih cz Retrieved 2023 12 15 Bartoskova Sarka Bartosek Lubos 1986 Filmove profily ceskoslovensti scenariste reziseri kameramani hudebni skladatele a architekti hranych filmu in Czech Ceskoslovensky filmovy ustav Rocnik 21 1957 in Czech CSFD Retrieved 2023 12 15 Rocnik 21 iVysilani in Czech Czech Television Retrieved 2023 12 15 Roschlau Johannes 2008 Zwischen Barrandov und Babelsberg deutsch tschechische Filmbeziehungen im 20 Jahrhundert in German Text Kritik ISBN 978 3 88377 949 2 Rocnik 21 1957 in Czech Filmovy prehled Retrieved 2023 12 15 Filmdetails Jahrgang 21 Rocnik jedenadvacet 1957 defa stiftung de in German 1958 02 28 Retrieved 2023 12 15 Blech Richard 1965 Panorama svetovej kinematografie 1945 1964 in Slovak Obzor Vaclav Gajer Revue Filmovy prehled Retrieved 2023 12 15 External links editRocnik 21 at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rocnik 21 amp oldid 1222642699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
