Movie: Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

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Ivo Špalj
Ivo Špalj

Self

Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer

Self

Jaromír Kallista
Jaromír Kallista

Self

Libuše Špaljová
Libuše Špaljová

Self

Barbora Koláčková
Barbora Koláčková

Self

Jiří Klenka
Jiří Klenka

Self

Zdeněk Dušek
Zdeněk Dušek

Self

Radim Hladík Sr.
Radim Hladík

Self

Olga Čechová
Olga Čechová

Self

Pavel Rejholec
Pavel Rejholec

Self

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    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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    2023-07-04

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