A raw and telling portrait of a people left behind by the modern world, inspired by the work of photographer Martin Martinček - whose pictures of the inhabitants of the Liptov region in central Slovakia, encompassed by the Tatra mountains, distilled entire lifetimes into luminous and intransient images. Dušan Hanák's continuation of these photographs takes the shape of a poetic visual essay, capturing more comprehensive vignettes of their isolate human experiences.
CountryCzechoslovakia
Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
Production year1972
Also known as
Obrazy starého sveta, Pictures of the Old World, Bilder einer alten Welt, Bilder från den gamla tiden, Egy régi világ képei, Imagens do Velho Mundo, Images du vieux monde, Kuvia menneestä maailmasta, Obrazy starego świata, Образы старого мира, 旧世界群像, 百年の夢