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Director
Petr Hajn
Original idea
Hana Dvořáková ...
Producer
Petr Hajn ...
Production company
Direct Film ...
Director of photography
Karel Slach ...
Editor
Jiří Mikula ...
IDF Events
2007 East Silver
Sales
Direct Film ...

Dancing for the Camera

Tanec před kamerou, Czech Republic, 2007, 57 min, Digi Beta

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Film about European Sword Dances based on unique nitrate film shot by František Pospíšil in the 1920s, when European documentary filming came into its own. It includes material from Croatia to Britain - some of the earliest 'field recording' on film. This forms the basis to look at sword dances across Europe where the archive material locks in with present-day reality. Where did these dances originate? What do they mean? And alongside this there's František Pospíšil, a remarkable man with a mission. A musical detective story with a historical and geographical perspective...

Director:

Petr Hajn

Producer:

Petr Hajn, Marie Kučerová

Original idea:

Pavel Popelka, Hana Dvořáková

Screenplay:

Petr Hajn

Director of photography:

Petr Vejslík, Karel Slach

Editor:

Pavel Stříbrný, Jiří Mikula