Jakub / Piemule

Synopsis: Two documentary films featuring the Czech minority in Romania. 1) Jacub (65 min): presents an ethnographic-sociological study of the life of the Ruthenians, filmed in the Maramuresh mountains in the north of Romania and in the former Sudentenland of western Bohemia. It was made over a period of five years during the time of both totalitarian regimes and was completed in 1992 after the revolution. Jakub Popovich is the primary character whose story provides the link between 1947, when the film begins, and 1992. The story of Jakub’s life and the lives of other people are told in two ways: through the official written information in the titles and through the fragmented memories of his contemporaries. The individual memories combined form a collective memory. 2) Piemule (43 min): is about a Czech living in Romania.
Language: English
Country: Former Czechoslovakia
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w (sepia). 108 min.
Year of production: 1992
Availability: Hire; 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Anthropology; Sociology
Keywords: Czechoslovakia; political systems; Romania

Director

Jana Sevcíková

Cast

Jakub Popovich

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