Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
2023•1h 10m•7.0•Released
DocumentaryTV Movie
A look at the legendary Czech sound designer and his profession. Editor and documentary filmmaker Adéla Špaljová has her father Ivo Špalj talk about his life, career, and working methods. Over the course of his long life, sound designer Ivo Špalj (*1940) has collaborated on hundreds of films and become a mentor for at least one generation of men and women behind the mixing board. This gentle documentary also shows “Engi” (as he is known to his colleagues) again working with Jan Švankmajer, whose films he has lent their typical, dense, and sophisticated sound mix.
Director
Adéla Špaljová
Writer
Adéla Špaljová
Languages
Czech
Studio
Česká televize
Cast
Ivo Špalj
Self
Jan Švankmajer
Self
Jaromír Kallista
Self
Libuše Špaljová
Self
Barbora Koláčková
Self
Jiří Klenka
Self
Zdeněk Dušek
Self
Radim Hladík Sr.
Self
Olga Čechová
Self
Pavel Rejholec
Self
Jan Daňhel
Self
Jan Čeněk
Self
Ivo Broum
Self
Marta Kačorová
Self
Jana Částková
Self
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