Paper Heads

Country

the Slovak Republic, France, Switzerland, Federal Republic of Germany, Czech Republic

Copyright

1996

Production year

1995—1996

Premiere

17 November 1996

Runtime

96 min

Category

film

Genre

compilation, art

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Papírové hlavy

Czech title

Papírové hlavy

English title

Paper Heads

Co-production title

Papierové hlavy / Têtes de papier / Têtes de papier / Paper Heads

Summary

This artistic document is a unique original testimony of the famous Slovak film-maker Dušan Hanák on the totalitarian regime in post-War Czechoslovakia.

Cast

Michal Ondrejčák

doktor

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

Ivan Kočner, Róbert Kirchhof

Screenstory

Dušan Hanák

Screenplay

Dušan Hanák

Dramaturg

Boris Hochel (STV)

Director of Photography

Alojz Hanúsek

Second Unit Photography

Martin Gazík

Sound Designer

Igor Vrabec, Pavol-Jan Jasovský

Co-producer

Alena Müllerová, Marian Puobiš, Claus Josten

Production

Marian Urban, Philippe Avril, Maya Simon

Artistic Collaboration

Mona Hafsahl

Cooperation

Viliam Jablonický (rešerše archivních materiálů), Andrej Stankovič (rešerše archivních materiálů), Marta Šímová (rešerše archivních materiálů), Pavel Taussig (rešerše archivních materiálů)

Music

Music Composed by

Bořivoj Medelský (spolupráce)

Production info

Original Title

Papírové hlavy

Czech Title

Papírové hlavy

English Title

Paper Heads

Co-production Title

Papierové hlavy / Têtes de papier / Têtes de papier / Paper Heads

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

compilation, art

Origin country

the Slovak Republic, France, Switzerland, Federal Republic of Germany, Czech Republic

Copyright

1996

Production Year

1995—1996

Premiere

premiere 17 November 1996 /suitable for all ages/ (kino Lucerna, Praha)

Distribution slogan

About an era which (perhaps) isn't over for good... "You're doing well, comrades. You're doing it for yourselves. You can carry on." Karol Bacílek.

Copyright Holders

ALEF štúdio Bratislava

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

96 min

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Slovak

Dialogue languages

Czech, Slovak

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Slovak

Opening/End credits languages

Slovak

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: Mezinárodní festival filmových klubů ’96, Banská Bystrica

1996
Banská Bystrica / the Slovak Republic

Vítěz

Festival: 31. mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary

1996
Karlovy Vary / Czech Republic