Orbis Pictus (film)

Orbis Pictus is a 1997 Slovak film, starring Dorota Nvotová, Marián Labuda, Božidara Turzonovová, Július Satinský, Emília Vášáryová and František Kovár . The film, directed by Martin Šulík,[1][2] won Special Award of the Jury at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany as the Best Film in 1997.[3] The film was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4][5]

Orbis Pictus
Film poster
Directed by	Martin Šulík
Produced by	Rudolf Biermann
Screenplay by	Martin Šulík Marek Leščák Ondrej Šulaj
Starring	Dorota Nvotová Marián Labuda Božidara Turzonovová Július Satinský Emília Vášáryová František Kovár
Music by	Vladimír Godár
Cinematography	Martin Štrba
Edited by	Dušan Milko
Release date	May 16, 1997 (1997-05-16) (Slovakia)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Slovakia
Language	Slovak

Plot

After being kicked out of boarding school sixteen-year-old Terezka goes on a fantasy-filled surrealistic journey to find her estranged mother. Along her way to Bratislava she comes in contact with a mystical and strange cast of characters.[6]

Cast

• Dorota Nvotová as Terezka
• Marián Zednikovič as chauffeur
• Július Satinský as Drusa
• Hana Gregorová as bride
• Anton Šulík as father
• Marián Labuda as Emil
• Božidara Turzonovová as Marta
• Emília Vášáryová as mother
• František Kovár as Tomáš
• Mojmír Caban as railroader
• Ľubica Krkošková as railroader's wife
• Donato Moriconi as Momo
• Jakub Ursíny as groom
• Oľga Vronská as old woman
• Róbert Zimermann as Imriško
• Iveta Malachovská

Additional credits

• František Lipták - art director
• Milan Čorba - costume designer
• Ivan Seifert - sound
• Anita Hroššová - makeup artist
• Erik Panák - assistant director
• Dalibor Michalčík - assistant camera
• Viktor Fančovič - camera operator
• Jana Liptáková - script editor
• Ján Kittler - assistant sound
• Marek Štryncl - conductor
• Miroslav Hřebejk - sound mix

Awards

Year	Nomination	Award(s)[3][7]	Category	Result
1997	Orbis Pictus	KFN SSN - Critics Award	Best Film	Won
	Božidara Turzonovová	Czech Lions	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated^[A]
	Martin Štrba	IGRIC Award	Best Camera	Won
	Martin Šulík		Best Director	Won
1998		IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg	Special Award of the Jury	Won
	Orbis Pictus	Alpe Adria Cinema	Peace Award	Won

Notes

• A ^ Won Klára Issová for her role of Veronika in Nejasná správa o konci sveta by Juraj Jakubisko.[8] The second nominee included Vilma Cibulková (for her role of in Výchova dívek v Čechách by Petr Koliha).[9]

See also

• List of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Slovak submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Orbis Pictus". Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze (in Slovak). ČSFD. csfd.cz. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
2. "Orbis Pictus". Slovenská filmová databáze (in Slovak). SFD. sfd.sfu.sk. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
3. "Orbis Pictus → Awards". Internet Movie Database. IMDb. imdb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
4. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
5. "44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 November 1997. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
6. NYTimes Online Movie Section
7. "Orbis Pictus → Awards". Slovenská filmová databáze (in Slovak). SFD. sfd.sfu.sk. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
8. "Czech Lions 1997 → Winners". Vachler Art Company (in Czech). VAC. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
9. "Czech Lions 1997 → Nominations". Vachler Art Company (in Czech). VAC. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

External links

• Orbis Pictus on IMDb