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Echt – The Art of Jan Merta (2024)
Directed by Tomáš Merta
Documentary · 1h 10m
Jan Merta (1952) is currently one of the most important Czech visual artists. In his painting work, shaped by the postmodernism of the 1980s, he leans towards abstract abbreviation and symbolic depiction of reality through everyday objects. The film is a snapshot of his life filled with painting, working in his garden and cohabitation with his partner. The civilian camera follows Merta as he prepares an exhibition for which he attempts to create new works. However, his engagement with the current geopolitical situation enters into the work, as well as the discovery of new compositional principles and creative otherworldliness that co-create his enchanted personal world.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Tomáš Merta
- Director of Photography
- Tomáš Merta
- Editor
- Tomáš Merta, Soňa Jelínková
- Producer
- Tomáš Michálek, Martina Netíková
Details
- Original title
- Echt – Film o malíři Janu Mertovi
- Release date
- 2024-12-05
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- CS
- Spoken languages
- Czech
- Countries
- Czech Republic
- Production
- Cinémotif Films, Galerie Zdeněk Sklenář, Česká televize, CinemArt