Bitva o život . Battle for Life

Using a mixture of documentary material they shot themselves, historical material and half-scripted scenes, the filmmakers show a year in the life of the village of Bystré, in the Orlické mountains, a former textile region experiencing significant economic and demographic change. The film combines &...

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Other Authors: Janek, Miroslav, Janeček, Vít, Vávra, Roman
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:Czech
Published: Verbascum ; Czech Television 2000
Czech Republic
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:8e7c0092-1c50-4452-adb1-17d267afb6d4
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author2 Janek, Miroslav
Janeček, Vít
Vávra, Roman
author_facet Janek, Miroslav
Janeček, Vít
Vávra, Roman
collection OSA Film Library
dateSpan 2000
description Using a mixture of documentary material they shot themselves, historical material and half-scripted scenes, the filmmakers show a year in the life of the village of Bystré, in the Orlické mountains, a former textile region experiencing significant economic and demographic change. The film combines "conventional" documentary footage with discussions on drink and democracy, and a record of social events and festivities in which the villagers greet the millennium, view the eclipse, and re-enact scenes from Czech history.
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institution Open Society Archives at Central European University
language Czech
publishDate 2000
publisher Verbascum ; Czech Television
Czech Republic
spellingShingle Bitva o život . Battle for Life
[Documentary film]
title Bitva o život . Battle for Life
topic [Documentary film]
url http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:8e7c0092-1c50-4452-adb1-17d267afb6d4