Film Adventurer Karel Zeman

"A film documentary about the life and work of a director who filmed in the Stone Age and on the Moon"

Jul 30 2015 N/A 1h 42m
Biography, Documentary

A look at the life, work and importance of Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman (1910-89), a genius of world cinema, a wizard of special effects, revealing his sources of inspiration and his revolutionary filming techniques.

Plot

A biographical film looking back at the life, work and significance of the genius of world cinema. It reveals the inspiration sources of his work and looks into the kitchen of the film tricks pioneer. As an absolute solitaire in his field, he created his own world based purely on his imagination. He was a complete autodidact and is therefore not easily classifiable into any film wave or direction. This extremely hardworking, resourceful man and a perfectionist, yet always preserving the ability to see the world from a child's perspective is without any doubt one of the most successful and celebrated Czech filmmakers in the world. Thanks to their inner poetry and sincerity, his films do not age.

Written by

Ondrej Beránek, Tomás Hodan, Ludmila Zeman

Directed by

Tomás Hodan

Production Countries

Czech Republic, Canada

Production Companies

Prokouk Productions, Ceská televize, Punk Film

Languages

English, Ceský, Slovencina

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
183
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA