28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Bag of Fleas
director: Věra Chytilová
original title: Pytel blech
country: Czechoslovakia
year: 1962
running time: 44 min.
synopsis
Although this film might seem to viewers to be purely documentary, the opposite is true. Věra Chytilová, in her mid-length debut, focuses on the life of girls in boarding schools using her own personal style. She opened the way for other filmmakers to explore heretofore undiscovered topics.
biography
Věra Chytilová (1929-2014) was one of the pillars of the Czech New Wave and is considered to be among the most significant creative figures in Czech cinematography. In the majority of her films, she addresses the fate of women and their experiences in modern times.
more about film
director: | Věra Chytilová |
script: | Věra Chytilová |
photography: | Jaromír Šofr |
editing: | Marie Čulíková |
music: | Jan Klusák |
sound: | Gustav Houdek, Jan Kindermann |