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Didactica Magna: Against the Grain

Oct 4, 2012

0h 35m

★ 0.0

Overview

The film is an insight into a teacher's soul and a contemplation upon his teaching fate. This portrait of a unique, experimental filmmaker and teacher Martin Čihák takes a look at his teaching methods, his meetings with his students at FAMU and at a park where they work with film, or in his studio.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

FAMU

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Cast

Himself

Martin Čihák

J. A. Komenský (voice)

Janusz Klimsza

Mámil

Vladimir Georgiev

Voice of God (voice)

Michal Juřica

Academic

Matěj Pospíšil

Kryštof Jankovec

Jan Richtr

Arithmetrici

Martin Mlynarič

Jan Kalužný

Tomáš Oramus

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