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Pictures of the Old World

Plot: A raw and telling portrait of a people left behind by the modern world, inspired by the work of photographer Martin Martinček - whose pictures of the inhabitants of the Liptov region in central Slovakia, encompassed by the Tatra mountains, distilled entire lifetimes into luminous and intransient images. Dušan Hanák's continuation of these photographs takes the shape of a poetic visual essay, capturing more comprehensive vignettes of their isolate human experiences
Release Date: Monday, July 10 1972
52 years ago
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Portrait of Ladislav ChudíkLadislav ChudíkLadislav Chudík was 48 in Pictures of the Old World as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Tue, May 27 1924 –
Mon, Jun 29 2015

Crew

Portrait of Dušan HanákDušan HanákDušan Hanák was 34 in Pictures of the Old World as 'Director, Writer'
Birthday: Wed, Apr 27 1938
Portrait of Alfréd BenčičAlfréd BenčičAlfréd Benčič was 41 in Pictures of the Old World as 'Editor'
Birthday: Mon, Oct 06 1930 –
Mon, Jan 13 1997
Portrait of Boris HochelBoris HochelBoris Hochel was 30 in Pictures of the Old World as 'Script Editor'
Birthday: Wed, Jun 17 1942 –
Fri, Jun 19 2009
Portrait of Václav HálekVáclav HálekVáclav Hálek was 35 in Pictures of the Old World as 'Music'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 17 1937 –
Wed, Sep 10 2014
Portrait of Jozef MalovecJozef MalovecJozef Malovec was 39 in Pictures of the Old World as 'Music'
Birthday: Fri, Mar 24 1933 –
Wed, Oct 07 1998
Portrait of Alojz HanúsekAlojz HanúsekAlojz Hanúsek was 33 in Pictures of the Old World as 'Cinematography'
Birthday: Sun, Apr 09 1939 –
Fri, Mar 31 2000
Portrait of Ondrej PolomskýOndrej PolomskýOndrej Polomský was 41 in Pictures of the Old World as 'Sound'
Birthday: Sun, Jun 14 1931 –
Mon, Dec 20 2004
Portrait of Stano UcníkStano UcníkStano Ucník was >> in Pictures of the Old World as 'Production Supervisor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday