Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj (2023)
Overview
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.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | cs |
| Popularity | 0.95 |
Directed By
Adéla Špaljová
Crew
Adéla Špaljová
Jan Čeněk
Ivana Pauerová
Jiří Vlach
Alena Müllerová
Tomáš Vonšovský
Ivo Špalj
Jana Částková
Jana Ludvíková
Ladislav Hrubec
Jiří Zeiner
Aleš Hart
Adéla Špaljová
Ivan Horák
Petr Červený
Miroslav Hřebejk
Michal Janoušek
Michal Gábor
Richard Müller
Ivan Horák
Jaroslav Fryš
Lukáš Fišárek
Tereza Podlipná
Adéla Špaljová
Adéla Špaljová
Adéla Špaljová
David Čálek
Richard Müller
Jan Čeněk
Ivan Horák
Petr Šoupa
Jaroslav Fryš
TOP 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
Alois Fišárek
Self
Karel Zámečník
Self
Adina Kotyzová
Self
Barbora Kotyzová
Self
Adéla Špaljová
Self
Peter Švorc
Self
Jaroslav Fryš
Self
Tomáš Flekna
Self
Ladislav Hrubec
Self
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