Dušan Hanák’s renowned film was voted by critics as the best Slovak film of all time. Inspired by the photographs of Slovak artist Martin Martinček (1913–2004) whose pictures distilled entire lifetimes into luminous and intransient images, Hanák created his own distinctive impressions of the artist’s work in reflecting a myriad of human stories.

At odds with the Communist propaganda of the time, the authorities withdrew the film from release and it remained condemned and banned for many years. Hanák’s film, however, is not political or polemical but explores much more fundamental levels of human experience. Its power and beauty lie in its unique portrait of a people left behind by the modern world. A singular and shattering film.

Pictures.of.the.Old.World.(Obrazy.stareho.sveta).1972.1080p.WEB.x264-KnightsOfNi.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 4 min
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https://nitro.download/view/AF58ECF9030C815/Pictures.of.the.Old.World.(Obrazy.stareho.sveta).1972.1080p.WEB.x264-KnightsOfNi.mkv

Language(s):Slovak, Czech
Subtitles:English, French

The post Dusan Hanák – Obrazy starého sveta AKA Pictures of the Old World (1972) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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This film is an emotional collage about violations of human rights and about the relation between the power of a totalitarian system and its citizens. After the Second World War, The Soviet empire was extended into the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. It had promised “paradise on earth,” but in practice it wiped out all elements of democracy, introduced a government of terror and destroyed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

My film is not just a review of the past: it depicts the desire of people to live in a fairer world. In 1989 the communist regime collapsed, and many nations are now once more looking for a way to democracy. This is a painful process full of contradictions. In my opinion, we have not yet managed to come to terms with our past, even though many signs of this past are still present in our everyday lives.

At both the beginning and end of the film, we see Slovak citizens gathered at an event celebrating May Day 1990. They are laughing at people standing on a red platform wearing “paper heads.” On another two levels, archives of propaganda are intercut with subjective testimonies of victims of the totalitarian system. In the end, we learn that the struggle for democracy is not yet won.

	
Dusan Hanak - (1996) Paper Heads.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/757924D99857DA6/Dusan_Hanak_-_(1996)_Paper_Heads.mkv

Language(s):Slovak
Subtitles:English

The post Dusan Hanák – Papierove hlavy AKA Paper Heads (1996) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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A psychological study of a woman who chooses solitude as an escape from the duplicity and emotional barrenness of the men around her.

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https://nitro.download/view/FE5172D5268EF64/Ticha.Radost.AKA.Quiet.Happiness.1986.DVDRip.x264.AC3-traVis.mkv

Language(s):Slovak
Subtitles:English

The post Dusan Hanák – Tichá radost AKA Quiet Happiness AKA Silent Joy (1986) first appeared on Cinema of the World.