28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Warped Ján
director: Petr Šprincl, Marie Šprincl
original title: Čapatý Ján
country: Czech Republic
year: 2013
running time: 17 min.
synopsis
A documentary miniature illustrating the birth of rural mythology. As they talk about Jan Vizváry, a physically disabled resident of the village of Čáry in western Slovakia, a group of villagers gives rise to stories and tales that they witnessed or merely heard about. The boy with the deformed legs became the subject of observation and local sayings in which memories of World War II become intertwined with everyday as well as extraordinary events.
The village’s residents remember a big storm during which his father was hit by a tree, as well as the film scraps he collected and then screened at the local cinema.
more about film
director: | Petr Šprincl, Marie Šprincl |
producer: | Petr Šprincl |
photography: | Petr Šprincl, Marie Hájková |
editing: | Petr Šprincl |
music: | Mojmír Měchura |
sound: | Petr Šprincl |