29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The Language of Animals
The Language of Animals

The Language of Animals

Feliks Sobolev / Ukraine / 1967 / International Premiere / 66 min.


synopsis

In the heyday of space travel, the problem of understanding the languages of other creatures became a more universal topic. The director sought the answer to the question as to whether or not we are capable of deciphering the language system of another civilization by researching the communications of the oldest inhabitants of our planet. We observe the ritualized expressions of the basic instincts of ants, bees, fish and birds up close in both natural conditions and staged laboratory experiments. Sobolev’s unique (for the time) footage of the animal kingdom earned him fame at home and abroad.

more about film

director: Feliks Sobolev

contact

OLEKSANDR DOVZHIENKO NATIONAL CENTRE
Vasylkivska str. 1
03040 / Kiev / Ukraine 
+380 442016574
info.dc@dovzhenkocentre.org

Film at festival

premiere type:International Premiere
festival edition:2019
section:Translucent Being: Feliks Sobolev
format:Video File
language:Russian
colour:Black and white

Info

director:Feliks Sobolev
original title:Mova tvaryn
country:Ukraine
year:1967
running time:66 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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