Martin Slivka: The Man Who Planted Trees (2007)

A tribute to Martin Slivka, one of the most important personalities of Slovak cinematography and culture. He was the creator of Slovak documentary ethnographic film, director, screenwriter, dramaturgist, film theoretician, pedagogue, author and ethnograph, but mainly – exceptional person. This documentary is not only a remembrance of maestro Slivka through words of his close friends and colleagues, but also an attempt to slightly uncover the secret of his rich life and work.

Cast (31)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Martin Slivka

Himself (archive footage)

V

Vladimír Balco

L

Ludvík Baran

V

Vladimír Biskupic

M

Milan Černák

K

Katarína Chripková

Eduard Grečner

V

Viliam Gruska

Dušan Hanák

B

Boris Hochel

Róbert Kirchhoff

M

Miloslav Kubík

R

René Luzica

H

Hanka Mrkvicová

S

Stefan Much

A

Alojz Mucha

F

Frantisek Mucha

J

Ján Oparty

R

Rudolf Patrnciak

A

Adamko Pencák

Krzysztof Penderecki

M

Marcela Plítková

M

Milan Rúfus

H

Hans Joachim Schlegel

M

Michal Skokan

J

Jano Slivka

O

Ondrej Slivka

O

Olga Slivková

A

Alexander Strelinger

I

Ilja Zeljenka

P

Patrik Pašš

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