Before This Night is Over
Kým sa skoncí táto noc
Czechoslovakia
1966
86 Min
Black and White
Slovak, German
Synopsis
A film examining the feelings of different people spending the night in a fancy night club. It is a story of two young administrative workers saving their money throughout the year to spend a few carefree days; two plumbers seeking erotic pleasure; a construction-site manager embezzling the wages of all his team; an unacknowledged inventor and a former major of the British Army who becomes alcohol-addict due to the political oppression of the post-war period. — Slovak Movie Database
Director
Peter Solan
Peter Solan was born in 1929, in Slovakia (then Czechoslovakia). After graduating in Prague 1953, he came back to Bratislava. Honesty and bravery, two of his most prominent creative aspects which he used to tackle social issues, could already be seen at the beginning of his career. Instead of delicately entering the film industry, P. Solan was noticed by the communist functionaries as an artist who wouldn’t be silenced because of his first film – “The Devil Doesn’t Sleep” (Čert nespí, 1956). And because of that earnestness his works have been appreciated at film festivals all over the world. “The Boxer and Death” is one of his most famous works, brilliantly reflecting the timeless virtues honoured in Peter Solan’s creations. —Kaunas International Film Festival
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