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
Credits
- Director
- Jana Sevcíková
- Cast
Jakub Popovich
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media
- sales@concordvideo.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01473 726012
- Fax
- 01473 274531
- Address
- Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
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