Pepánek's Not Eating

Jiří Jahn / Czechoslovakia / 1951 / The film already had its Czech Premiere / 18 min.

synopsis

To cure skinny five-year-old Pepánek, the doctor advises prescribing proper eating habits instead of pills. If his mother organizes the household better, she will have enough time for her son, for reading, and for her husband. The Ministry of Health’s mentoring guidance shows, with friendly indulgence, how to avoid parenting mistakes, and to enrich society with the next generation of pioneers.

biography

Jiří Jahn (1917–19??) was a Czech film and theatre director, screenwriter, dramaturg, and translator from German. He worked in film from the 1950s to the 1970s. He shot sports and popular science documentaries and travelogues, such as Město u pyramid (The City by the Pyramids, 1955), Den v Káhiře (A Day in Cairo, 1956), and Okinawa ostrov míru (Okinawa, Island of Peace, 1976).