Jan Saudek - Trapped By His Passions No Hope For Rescue

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2007 / 96min.

Rating4.6

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

Jan Saudek, Czechoslovakia’s most famous living photographer, is the subject of this often-shocking kaleidoscopic biopic by friend and colleague Adolf Zika. With an unblinking eye, Zika chronicles the drama-filled life and work of a controversial artist who, though little-known in the United States, has enjoyed international acclaim throughout his fifty-year career

Directors

Actors

Jan Saudek

Sára Saudková

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