Four Seasons and Autumn

Pedro Sena Nunes / Portugal / 2018 / Central European Premiere / 90 min.

synopsis

Multi-talented artist and Czech native Jiří Synek (1921-2017), known to readers as František Listopad, spent most of his life in Portugal, where he performed under the name Jorge. He was a poet, translator, theater and film director, organizer, and teacher, and as such had a large influence on Portuguese cultural life. He had a significant role in building the Portuguese television and film school. He also wrote continuously, and his poems and prose are an exceptional testimony to the melancholy of exile. The documentary contains revealing archival recordings and poetic sequences, presenting Listopad through his ideas and life philosophy.

biography

Portuguese Pedro Sena Nunes (1968) is the dramaturg for cultural events and a film director. His filmography includes more than two dozen audiovisual works, mostly feature films, documentary films, and experimental films. Selected Filmography: Eléctricos (1995), Lobo Mau (1996), A Morte do Cinema (1999), Há Tourada na Aldeia (2010), Archipelago (2015).