synopsis
For some people, the legendary singer Jan Nedvěd represents an obsolete kitsch artist, for others a musical cult icon representing values that are rapidly disappearing. The documentary follows the daily life of a musician, advanced in his years, who embarks on (perhaps) his last tour, recalling his youth spent in the great outdoors and recounting criticism he received for performing at political demonstrations. A series of interviews with Nedvěd about his passion for music, interpersonal skills, and his twilight years supplement commentaries on loved ones, loyal fans, today's young vagabonds, and the humorous controversy of contemporary musicians stiffly parodying Nedvěd's own songs.
biography
Jan Látal (1980) studied documentary filmmaking at FAMU. He's the filmmaker behind the first 3D Czech documentary film
A Message from Tučín (2016). He presented the films
Paroubek with a Thousand Faces (2011) and
Czech Beer War (2014) at Ji.hlava IDFF and won at Famufest with
One Day in Life (2012) and
Stanislav Gross - Honestly (2014).
more about film
| director: | Jan Látal |
| producer: | Martina Šantavá, Rebeka Bartůňková |
| script: | Jan Látal |
| photography: | Jan Látal, Ondřej Belica, Klára Belicová |
| editing: | Šárka Sklenářová |
| sound: | Vojtěch Knot, Lukáš Kosek, Martin Stýblo, Eliška Blauberová |
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2021 |
| section: | Czech Joy |
| language: | Czech |
| subtitles: | No Subtitle |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Jan Látal |
| original title: | Tahle doba není pro nás |
| country: | Czech Republic |
| year: | 2021 |
| running time: | 51 min. |
