A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
May 23, 2000
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 2
Finale:
May 30, 2000
Original Title:
Vzlety a pády
Production Companies:
Česká televize
Countries:
CZ
Chytilová’s highly impressive but little-known documentary provides a fascinating and atmospheric journey into a hidden culture, one in which she herself participated. Chytilová investigates the lives of three Czech photographers (Václav Chochola, Karel Ludwig, Zdeněk Tmej) from the 30s to the present, and also embraces the submerged world of 50s culture and the work of novelist Bohumil Hrabal and artist Vladimír Boudník.
Director:
Věra Chytilová
Director of Photography:
Štěpán Kučera
Dramaturgy:
Jan Gogola ml.
Editor:
Šárka Němcová
Music Director:
Josef Spitzer
Production Manager:
Kateřina Černá
Screenplay:
Věra Chytilová
Sound:
Petr Provazník
Sound Mixer:
Daniel Němec
Story:
Věra Chytilová
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