28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

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Casting of Time

director: Dobroslav Zborník
original title: Odlévání času
country: Czechoslovakia
year: 1970
running time: 9 min.

synopsis

This visually refined film about the casting of bells is also a meditative portrayal of rhythm and time, physical matter, and the possibilities of narrative film. It is a conscious continuation of the legacy left by Jiří Lehovec.

biography

During the normalization period, director Dobroslav Zborník (1945–2001) shot his own independent portraits of artists who were not a part of the officially approved culture scene. After 1989, he started to focus on films about Czech history.

more about film

director: Dobroslav Zborník
producer: FAMU
script: Dobroslav Zborník
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