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Ivan Balaďa

Ivan Balaďa

1936-01-01
78
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]

Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]


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The Water of Life 1987 (4)

A king was dying. An old man told his sons that only the water of life would save him.


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Metrum 1967

The primary aim of this short movie was celebration of Moscow’s underground. It was produced by Czechoslovak Army Film, so there were hopings for some kind of propagandistic film. But the director Balada made dark ballad showing crowds of sorrowful people going on the stairs of underground labyrinth seconded by orthodox chorales. The movie was banned shortly after the invasion of soviet army to Czechoslovakia in august ’68.


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Man in a Great Hall 1964

An artistic documentary based on a report of the same name from Ladislav Mňaček's book Where Dirt Roads End. A psychological reflection on the feelings of an individual who operates like a modern, fully automated control room of a large hydroelectric power plant. His subjective ideas intertwine with the environment of the workplace, accompanied by the music of J. S. Bach.


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