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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Original Language | cs |
| Popularity | 1.117 |
Directed By
Adéla Špaljová
Crew
Ivana Pauerová
Jan Čeněk
Jiří Vlach
Adéla Špaljová
Alena Müllerová
Ladislav Hrubec
Michal Janoušek
Jana Částková
Richard Müller
Lukáš Fišárek
Tomáš Vonšovský
Ivo Špalj
Aleš Hart
Adéla Špaljová
Jana Ludvíková
Jaroslav Fryš
Miroslav Hřebejk
Tereza Podlipná
Ivan Horák
Michal Gábor
Ivan Horák
Jiří Zeiner
Petr Červený
Adéla Špaljová
Jaroslav Fryš
Ivan Horák
Petr Šoupa
David Čálek
Adéla Špaljová
Adéla Špaljová
Richard Müller
Jan Čeněk
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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