29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Respice finem
Respice finem

Respice finem

Jan Špáta / Czechoslovakia / 1967 / 15 min.


synopsis

A documentary study focusing on the lives of lonely old women in villages. They recall their youth and wait for death, which they consider to be a natural part of life. They have one common concern - to not bother anyone with their deaths, and they don’t want anyone to worry about them.

biography

Jan Špáta (1932-2006) was a leading filmmaker who came up with new, original ideas in documentary filmmaking. He influenced scores of Czech and international documentary filmmakers and their view of film.

more about film

director: Jan Špáta
script: Jan Špáta
editing: Marie Křížková
music: Luboš Fišer
sound: Zbyněk Mader

contact

NFA / Tomáš Žůrek / Malešická 14 / 13000 / Prague / Czech Republic / +420 778 487 857 / tomas.zurek@nfa.cz / www.nfa.cz

Film at festival

festival edition:2018
section:Cinéma vérité in the 1960s Czechoslovak doc. cinema
format:Video File
colour:Black and white

Info

director:Jan Špáta
original title:Respice finem
country:Czechoslovakia
year:1967
running time:15 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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