Chance

Rangel Valčanov, 1970

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Summary

Following the fable Ezop (Aesop, 1969), which had been banned in the two countries that co-produced it – Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia –Rangel Valčanov created two more features for Prague’ Barrandov film studios during the “normalisation” era. After Tvář pod maskou (The Masked Face, 1970), the Bulgarian director turned to the psychological drama Šance (Chance, 1971), which follows a screenplay by Iva Herclíková. The story is set in the world of theatre and its main protagonists are two actors, Jiřina and Josef. The woman is unexpectedly offered an important role by an Italian director. Jiřina experiences a haunting night during which she vacillates over whether to stay at home or leave her current life (including Josef) behind. Towards the end of the story, it becomes clear that she never really had a chance to change anything… Jiřina Třebická and Josef Abrhám star in this interesting feature which gave both actors an opportunity to show their talent. The film was shot by Valčan’s preferred Czech associate, cameraman Andrej Barla.
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About a film

Production year 1970
Countries Czechoslovakia
Categories film
Genres drama, psychological
Form feature
Duration 87 min
Director Rangel Valčanov
Cast Jiřina Třebická, Josef Abrhám, Jiří Krampol, Gustav Nezval, David d'Urso, Franco Maiorano
Director of photography Andrej Barla
Screenplay Iva Hercíková, Rangel Valčanov
Editor Miroslav Hájek
Production designer Boris Moravec
Music Zdeněk Liška
Sound designer František Šindelář, Bohumír Brunclík