Obscurantist and His Lineage or The Pyramids' Tearful Valley

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2011

Production year

2011

Premiere

3 May 2012

Runtime

199 min

Director

Karel Vachek

Category

film

Genre

political, essay

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Tmář a jeho rod aneb Slzavé údolí pyramid

Czech title

Tmář a jeho rod aneb Slzavé údolí pyramid

English title

Obscurantist and His Lineage or The Pyramids' Tearful Valley

Working title

Tmář a jeho rod

Summary

The latest film essay of Czech classic documentarist Karel Vachek on extraterrestrial civilisations that live not only in outer space but also on planet Earth. – Fragments from films of: Jan Foukal, Martin Frič, Tereza Nvotová, Alain Resnais, Maur Andrizzi, Vít Janeček.

Crew and creators

Music

Selected Music

Oscar Peterson (A Little Jazz Exercise)

Songs

A Little Jazz Exercise

Locations

Česká republika, Slovensko, Spojené státy americké, Japonsko, Velká Británie, Bosna a Hercegovina, Polsko, Rakousko, Německo

Production info

Original Title

Tmář a jeho rod aneb Slzavé údolí pyramid

Czech Title

Tmář a jeho rod aneb Slzavé údolí pyramid

English Title

Obscurantist and His Lineage or The Pyramids' Tearful Valley

Working Title

Tmář a jeho rod

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

political, essay

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2011

Production Year

2011

Premiere

gala premiere 18 April 2012 (kino Ponrepo, Praha)
preview 19 April 2012 (kino Ponrepo, Praha)
distribution premiere 3 May 2012 /suitable for all ages/

Distribution slogan

A new film by Karel Vachek about extraterrestrial and terrestrial civilizations, advertocracy and democracy of computer network.

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

199 min

Distribution carrier

35mm, DCP 2-D, DVD

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Digital, digital sound

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, English, German, Slovak, Polish, Bosnian

Subtitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Nominace

Event: 20. výroční ceny Český lev 2013 za filmovou tvorbu roku 2012

2013
Praha / Czech Republic
Karel Vachek

Vítěz

Event: 10. ceny Andreje Nikolaje Stankoviče

2012
Praha / Czech Republic
Karel Vachek

Vítěz

Festival: 15. mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Ji.hlava 2011

2011
Jihlava / Czech Republic
Karel Vachek