Pictures of the Old World (1972)
1h 4m
Running Time
July 10, 1972Release Date
Pictures of the Old World (1972)
1h 4m
Running Time
July 10, 1972Release Date
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 10, 1972
Original NameObrazy starého sveta
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 4m
Filming LocationsTatra Mountains, Slovakia
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
old man
way of life
sense of life
social documentary
meaning of life
human interest
the meaning of life
social & cultural docs
slovakia
end of life
source of life
human condition
labor documentary
slovakian families
Wiki.
Pictures of the Old World (Slovak: Obrazy starého sveta) is a 1972 Slovak documentary film by Dušan Hanák. The film is about old people who seemingly live at the edge of society. Pictures of the Old World was voted in 2000 by Slovak critics as the best Slovak film of all time. The film won the Best Non-Fiction Film at 1990 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards. The film was banned until 1988 and so it is officially premiered in July 1988.
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