Prefabricated Houses

Prefabricated Houses 1960 Directed by Jiří Menzel Domy z panelů

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.”

Country Czechoslovakia

Production Country Czechoslovakia

Language Czech

Spoken Language Czech

Gnere Documentary

Production Company FAMU

Release Date 1 January 1960

6 mins