Movie Description

Obrazy starého sveta

(1972)

Overview

A raw and telling portrait of a people left behind by the modern world, inspired by the work of photographer Martin Martinček - whose pictures of the inhabitants of the Liptov region in central Slovakia, encompassed by the Tatra mountains, distilled entire lifetimes into luminous and intransient images. Dušan Hanák's continuation of these photographs takes the shape of a poetic visual essay, capturing more comprehensive vignettes of their isolate human experiences.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleObrazy starého sveta

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1972-07-10

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 04m

Production CompaniesSlovenská filmová tvorba,Slovenský film Bratislava

Genres

  • Documentary