29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Human Remains
Human Remains
Human Remains

Human Remains

Jay Rosenblatt / United States / 1998 / 30 min.


synopsis

Through intimate portraits of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Francisco Franco and Mao Zedong, the film tries, in an unconventional manner, to uncover the character and psychology of dictators based on their favorite foods, films, habits, and sexual preferences, without any mention of their public life. The grainy black-and-white film imitates the passage of time.

biography

Jay Rosenblatt (1955) is an internationally renowned artist who has been working in independent cinema since the early 1980s. After studying psychology he spent some time working as a therapist, and his films often explore emotions and the human psyche.

more about film

director: Jay Rosenblatt
producer: Jay Rosenblatt
script: Jay Rosenblatt
photography: Jay Rosenblatt
editing: Jay Rosenblatt

contact

Locomotion films / Jay Rosenblatt / jayr@jayrosenblattfilms.com

Film at festival

festival edition:2016
section:The Ji.hlava Manifesto 1997-2016
language:English
subtitles:German
colour:Black and white

Info

director:Jay Rosenblatt
original title:Human Remains
country:United States
year:1998
running time:30 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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