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Obscurantist and His Lineage or The Pyramids' Tearful Valley (2011)

Genre : Documentary, Mystery

Runtime : 3H 29M

Director : Karel Vachek

Synopsis

Karel Vachek’s latest documentary essay deals with the fine line between an internal belief in God and institutionalized religion. At the same time it brings up the need for a healthy sense of skepticism and the benefit of not believing in anything that advertises itself as certain. The filmmaker sets out for the USA, Japan, Great Britain, Poland, and the Balkans in his sometimes amusing investigation of spiritual substitutes, such as esoteric "teachings” or various fraudulent and magical practices, to which we sometimes fall prey due to our natural religious cravings. In addition to a Czech "prefab” family, who describe the carryings-on of their poltergeist, well-known mystery buffs appear in the film: Erich von Däniken, Raymond Moody Jr., and Ivan Mackerl.

Actors

Crews

Karel Vachek
Karel Vachek
Story
Karel Vachek
Karel Vachek
Director
Karel Vachek
Karel Vachek
Writer
Róbert Kirchhoff
Róbert Kirchhoff
Producer
Petr Morávek
Petr Morávek
Producer
Radim Procházka
Radim Procházka
Producer
Karel Slach
Karel Slach
Director of Photography
Renata Pařezová
Renata Pařezová
Editor
Mikuláš Novotný
Mikuláš Novotný
Production Manager
Libor Sedláček
Libor Sedláček
Sound