A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
June 15, 2007
Original Title:
Worldstar
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 52
Miroslav Tichy lived like a hermit for decades in a small town in Moravia in the Czech Republic. Since recently, the art scene has been celebrating the estranged photographer Tichy as a non-conformist, trading his works for up to 12.000 euro. Tichy still lives on cheap booze in his run-down shed, he isn't interested in fame: "They should have come earlier, now it's too late, I don't want this". An intimate story of an artist - and a subtle revelation of the business mechanisms of the art world.
Director:
Natasa Von Kopp
Director of Photography:
Beate Scherer
Editor:
Sarah Krumbach
Original Music Composer:
Vladimír Martinka
Producer:
Leif Alexis
Libor Tesacek
Sound Designer:
Katerina Pavlovská
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