By mixing footage of World War II with contemporary images of post-war Czechoslovakia, Němec reflects on the relationships between time, memory and legacy, a key issue in many of his later films. The film is also his first study of archival material and its aesthetic potential.
Screens before Pearls of the Deep.
Film details
- Country of production
- Czechoslovakia
- Year
- 1963
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 10'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
