Identity: A Czech Graphic Design Love Story

Documentary mapping more than a hundred years of Czech visual culture.

Identita: Film o českém grafickém designu
Czechia 2024
  • Czech
  • English
86 min.
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  • This film is available in the following territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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World-renowned auctioneer and Czech-American Nicholas Lowry flies from New York to Prague as a passionate collector to map out what has shaped and defines the Czech national identity. His travels around the Czech Republic take him to iconic locations of graphic design, including the cities of Zlín, Litomyšl, Brno, and Pilsen, where he explores the work of Tomáš Baťa, Josef Váchal, Alfons Mucha, and Ladislav Sutnar, as well as trying out the famous Pilsner beer. The journeys the quirky guide takes in his tartan suit also lead him to South Moravia in search of the aesthetics of wine labels. He goes on a hiking trip along routes marked by the Czech Tourist Club with their innovative trail marking system, and he meets the current generation of artists such as Petr Babák, Martin Pecina, and Aleš Najbrt. Nicho gets closer to his own roots through uncovering the Czech identity – his great-uncle founded the Primeros factory in Prague, which also spoke to the history of Czech graphic identity.

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Credits
Director: Kateřina Mikulcová, Petr Smělík
Based on: Filip Blažek, Linda Kudrnovská, Filip Novák, Jakub Skalický
Screenplay: Petr Hauzírek, Romana Smělíková
Cinematography: Jan Šuster
Music: Martin Hůla
Sound: Jan Štindl
Editing: Petr Smělík
Producer: Michal Gregorini, Martina Šantavá, Nicholas Lowry, Martin Palán, Pavel Vácha
Cast: Nicholas Lowry, Petra Dočekalová, Radek Sidun, Pavel Rajčan, Aleš Najbrt, Zuzana Lednická, Marek Pistora, Marko Čermák, Tomáš Machek, Petr Babák, Martin Pecina
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  • This film is available in the following territories: Czechia, Slovakia.