Movie

Viva video, video viva

2020

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Director: Adéla Komrzý
Release date: 2020-02-13
Language: Czech
Status: Released
Country: Czech Republic
Studio: Universal Production Partners

About Viva video, video viva

Viva video, video viva is a 2020 movie in the Documentary genre, directed by Adéla Komrzý. Below you can see where to watch Viva video, video viva in Italy — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Today, analogue video is attractive primarily thanks to the distinctive aesthetic quality of its pixelated image and raster errors. But for Czech artists who first explored the possibilities offered by video art in the late 1980s, this medium represented a path towards freedom. Through a portrait of her grandfather Radek Pilař, one of the pioneers of Czech video art, the director explores her own legacy of imperative creative fascination. Her film’s main story, i.e., the process of reconstructing the 1989 exhibition Video Day, contrasts this enchantment with life in the final days of the totalitarian regime, which different sharply with the adventures of those who decided to emigrate – whom the filmmaker also visits in order to discover forgotten works, get to know their creators, and re-establish broken ties.