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Returns to Pictures of the Old World
Návraty k Obrazom starého sveta

Director(s): Róbert ŠulákSK61 min.2024
98%(11 ratings)
Categoriesdocumentary
Accessibilitynot suitable for minors under 15 years of age
LanguagesCzech, English, French, Slovak (orig.)
SubtitlesSlovak, english
Black and white / colourcolor and black&white

A cinematic tribute to the work of director Dušan Hanák, focusing on his extraordinary work Pictures of the Old World (1972) in combination with the related short films The Mass (1967) and To Leave an Imprint (1970).

Once banned, Pictures of the Old World has the character of a free, independent cinematic work and a deeply human dimension, despite the fact that it was made after the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968, at the time of the harshest normalization. Dušan Hanák reveals the background of their creation, but several personalities, connoisseurs and friends of free filmmaking also express their opinions and observations.

Filmmakers present: Róbert Šulák (director), Petra Macháliková (dramaturg)

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Projection of Returns to Pictures of the Old World at IFF ART FILM 2024
Film will be screened with English subtitles only in KINO VERITAS.
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