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People and Sausages

People and Sausages

Jan 01, 1948

Rated 6 out of 10

Director

Pavel Blumenfeld

Overview

If you think shopping malls are crowded, you probably haven’t experienced a Prague canteen in the late 1940s. Two thousand hot dogs sold every day, two thousand human faces and destinies. This film essay presents Prague’s vending machines, snack bars, and cheap cafeterias as a mini-zoo crowded with human specimens. They fight for space, food, or a loving embrace under the microscope of a comically touching director, searching for a theme.

About People and Sausages

What is People and Sausages about?

If you think shopping malls are crowded, you probably haven’t experienced a Prague canteen in the late 1940s. Two thousand hot dogs sold every day, two thousand human faces and destinies. This film essay presents Prague’s vending machines, snack bars, and cheap cafeterias as a mini-zoo crowded with human specimens. They fight for space, food, or a loving embrace under the microscope of a…

When was People and Sausages released?

People and Sausages was released on January 1, 1948.

Who directed People and Sausages?

People and Sausages was directed by Pavel Blumenfeld.

Who is in the cast of People and Sausages?

The cast of People and Sausages includes Věra Bublíková, Karel Pech, Oldřich Musil, Václav Špidla and Zdeněk Buchvaldek ((uncredited)).