8.1Pictures of the Old World · 1972
Pictures of the Old World (1972) is a Documentary film directed by Dušan Hanák, starring Ladislav Chudík.
Documentary
8.1Overview
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 isolated human experiences.
Cast
Ladislav Chudík
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What is "Pictures of the Old World" about?
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 isolated human experiences.
When was "Pictures of the Old World" released?
Pictures of the Old World was released in 1972.
Who stars in "Pictures of the Old World"?
The cast includes Ladislav Chudík.
