Paper Heads
Dušan Hanák / Slovakia, Switzerland, France, Germany, Czech Republic / 1995 / 100 min.
synopsis
Set in Czechoslovakia during the totalitarian era, this documentary collage uses film metaphors and associational editing to reflect on freedom and the lack of it, on the relationship between citizens and totalitarian power. Shots of promoted reality are set against the personal perceptions of individuals. The film has received a number of awards, including the Golden Spire at the 40th San Francisco IFF.
The film is being screened in cooperation with the Representation of the European Commission in the Czech Republic.
biography
Slovak director Dušan Hanák (1938) combines probes into society with poetic visions. His Pictures of the Old World (1972) is a documentary about the life of old mountain dwellers in Slovakia. He uses documentary processes even in his fictional works.more about film
| director: | Dušan Hanák |
| cast: | Daniel Bédi a ďalší |
| producer: | Marian Urban |
| script: | Dušan Hanák |
| photography: | Alojz Hanúsek |
| editing: | Alena Pätoprstá, Patrik Pašš |
| sound: | Igor Vrabec, Pavol-Jan Jasovský |
contact
ALEF FLM & MEDIAMarian Urban / Tekovská 7
821 09 / Bratislava / Slovakia
+421 220 902 486
afm@afm.sk
www.afm.sk
Film at festival
| festival edition: | 2016 |
| section: | The Ji.hlava Manifesto 1997-2016 |
| language: | Russian, Czech, Slovak |
| colour: | Colour and B&W |
Info
| director: | Dušan Hanák |
| original title: | Papierové hlavy |
| country: | Slovakia, Switzerland, France, Germany, Czech Republic |
| year: | 1995 |
| running time: | 100 min. |
