Pictures of the Old World (1972)

Name: Pictures of the Old World
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1972-07-10

1h 4m

Running Time

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.

Where to Watch.

Subs

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This Movie Is About.

old man

Cast & Crew.

Ladislav Chudík

vypravěč

Dušan Hanák

Director / Writer

Boris Hochel

Script Editor

Václav Hálek

Music

Jozef Malovec

Music

Stano Ucník

Production Supervisor

Alfréd Benčič

Editor

Ondrej Polomský

Sound

Alojz Hanúsek

Cinematography

Media.

Details.

Release Date
July 10, 1972

Original Name
Obrazy starého sveta

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 4m

Filming Locations
Tatra Mountains, Slovakia

Genres
Documentary

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.