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Director
Karel Vachek
Original idea
Karel Vachek
Producer
Radim Procházka
Co Producer
Robert Kirchhoff ...
Production company
Produkce Radim Procházka ...
Director of photography
Karel Slach
Editor
Renata Pařezová
IDF Events
2012 Catalogue of Upcoming Czech Documentary Films ...
Financial Support
Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography,Slovak Audiovisual Fund

Obscurantist and His Lineage or The Pyramids' Tearful Valleys

Tmář a jeho rod aneb Slzavé údolí pyramid , Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2011, 199 min, 35 mm, DCP, Creative, Society

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Karel Vachek’s latest documentary essay deals with the fine line between an internal belief in God and institutionalized religion. At the same time it brings up the need for a healthy sense of skepticism and the benefit of not believing in anything that advertises itself as certain. The filmmaker sets out for the USA, Japan, Great Britain, Poland, and the Balkans in his sometimes amusing investigation of spiritual substitutes, such as esoteric “teachings” or various fraudulent and magical practices. In addition to a Czech “prefab” family, who describe the carryings-on of their poltergeist, well-known mystery buffs appear in the film: Erich von Däniken, Raymond Moody Jr., and Ivan Mackerl. Director Vachek, however, uses no irony or ridicule, and although his position of skepticism in the film is clear, he is quick to point out surprising correspondences between the newest scientific hypotheses and the most ancient religious texts.

Director:

Karel Vachek

Producer:

Radim Procházka

Co Producer:

Robert Kirchhoff, Petr Morávek

Director of photography:

Karel Slach

Screenplay:

Karel Vachek

Editor:

Renata Pařezová