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Pictures of the Old World

Original title: Obrazy starého sveta
  • 1972
  • 1h 10m
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Pictures of the Old World (1972)
Documentary

Pictures of the Old World is an unquestioned masterpiece of European documentary cinema, with existential radicalism that offers a contrast to the shallowness of hundreds of other documentar... Read allPictures of the Old World is an unquestioned masterpiece of European documentary cinema, with existential radicalism that offers a contrast to the shallowness of hundreds of other documentary films showing images from the outskirts of civilization. The outskirts here are a Slovak... Read allPictures of the Old World is an unquestioned masterpiece of European documentary cinema, with existential radicalism that offers a contrast to the shallowness of hundreds of other documentary films showing images from the outskirts of civilization. The outskirts here are a Slovakian town in the Tatra Mountains. Though censored for 17 years, Dusan Hanáks poetic visual ... Read all

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    • Dusan Hanák
  • Writer
    • Dusan Hanák
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    • Director
      • Dusan Hanák
    • Writer
      • Dusan Hanák
    • 5User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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      • 3 wins

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    Raw Atmosphere/Characters ,Solid Work, Much Appreciated.
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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1972 (Czechoslovakia)
    • Country of origin
      • Czechoslovakia
    • Languages
      • Slovak
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • Bilder einer alten Welt
    • Production company
      • Slovenská filmová tvorba, Stúdio hraných filmov Bratislava - Koliba
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      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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