

Pictures of the Old World
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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Pictures of the Old World
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 10, 1972
Runtime
1h 4m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
81%
Original Title
Obrazy starého sveta
Production Companies
Slovenská filmová tvorba, Slovenský film Bratislava
Director
Dušan Hanák
Description
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.
Cast
Crew
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