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.
film details
| 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. |
