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CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel (2018)

A provocative, witty and intimate insight into one of cinema's most important movements

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 7H 28M

Director : Shivendra Singh Dungarpur

Synopsis

An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most acclaimed exponents - Closely Observed Trains director Jiří Menzel.

Actors

Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Self
Antonín Máša
Antonín Máša
Self
Dušan Hanák
Dušan Hanák
Self
Ivan Passer
Ivan Passer
Self
Miloš Forman
Miloš Forman
Self
Juraj Jakubisko
Juraj Jakubisko
Self
Věra Chytilová
Věra Chytilová
Self
Karel Kachyňa
Karel Kachyňa
Self
Pavel Juráček
Pavel Juráček
Self
Ján Kadár
Ján Kadár
Self
Elmar Klos
Elmar Klos
Self
Ester Krumbachová
Ester Krumbachová
Self
Jaromil Jireš
Jaromil Jireš
Self
Ken Loach
Ken Loach
Self
Juraj Herz
Juraj Herz
Self
Otakar Vávra
Otakar Vávra
Self
Vojtěch Jasný
Vojtěch Jasný
Self
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Self
Eduard Grečner
Eduard Grečner
Self
Dušan Dušek
Dušan Dušek
Self
Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica
Self
Agnieszka Holland
Agnieszka Holland
Self
István Szabó
István Szabó
Self
Raoul Coutard
Raoul Coutard
Self

Crews

Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
Director
Irene Dhar Malik
Irene Dhar Malik
Editor
Adam Bezděk
Adam Bezděk
Sound
Ivan Horák
Ivan Horák
Sound
Mohandas V.P.
Mohandas V.P.
Sound Designer
Teesha Elizabeth Cherian
Teesha Elizabeth Cherian
Producer
Sunil Gopaldas Jhurani
Sunil Gopaldas Jhurani
Assistant Director
K.U. Mohanan
K.U. Mohanan
Director of Photography
David Čálek
David Čálek
Director of Photography
Jonathan Bloom
Jonathan Bloom
Director of Photography
Ranjan Palit
Ranjan Palit
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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