Documentary · Czechoslovakia · 1941 · 24m

The Eternal Song

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Director

Karel Plicka

Cast

Karel Beníško as Commentary (voice)

Crew

Josef Míček — Director of Photography Josef Dobřichovský — Editor Karel Baroch — Screenplay Karel Plicka — Screenplay

Synopsis

Karol Plicka was an important musician and composer. He recorded folk songs immediately after hearing them in musical notation to preserve them for future generations. Similarly, he records and interprets traditions associated with dance, folk song and local stories that vary from region to region in his film The Eternal Song. The short documentary presents merry-making in Slovak and Czech regions that are changing with the coming modernization and transformation of musical records.

Mood & Themes

folklore

Key Collaborators

Karel Plicka Director Josef Míček Director of Photography Josef Dobřichovský Editor Karel Baroch Screenplay Karel Plicka Screenplay

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