Martin Slivka

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Martin Slivka (born November 1, 1929 in Spišský Štiavnik , Okres Poprad , † September 23, 2002 in Bratislava ) was a Slovak filmmaker , ethnologist and film educator.

Life

In 1955 he attended the Prague Film Academy, specializing in documentary film, and in 1963 studied at the Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in Prague , ethnography and folklore. Slivka worked as a dramaturge and director from 1955 and became a director in the short film studio in Bratislava from 1967. From 1977 he was teaching at the Art Academy in Bratislava.

Martin Slivka concentrated on ethnographic topics from his homeland and the documentation of folk customs, festivals and folk theater. One of his most important works is dedicated to the Slovak folk theater (Slovenské ľudové divadlo). The filmmaker also wrote teaching and documentary volumes on his films. Martin made a total of 140 films.

The film Odchádza človek (A man walks) has been included in the cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO . The film documents a funeral in the Bulgarian mountains. The Bulgarian government protested against this film, which did not conform to communist ideology. The 13-part documentary cycle Deti vetra 1.-13. (Children of the Wind) was written from 1989 to 1991. It describes the cultural characteristics of the Roma in various European countries. The cycle was v. a. discussed controversially in Roma circles and labeled as racist.

In 2007 Martin Šulík made a documentary about Martin Slivka, which impressively depicts his life and work.

Filmography

  • 1963: Voda a práca (water and work)
  • 1968: Odchádza človek (A person walks)
  • 1966: Ikony (icons)
  • 1972: Národný umelec prof. Karol Plicka (National Artist Prof. Karol Plicka)
  • 1972–1974: Ľudová kultúra na Slovensku 1.-13. (Folk Culture in Slovakia)
  • 1974: Slovenská filharmónia (The Slovak Philharmonic)
  • 1975: Roľnícka práca včera a dnes (Agriculture yesterday and today)
  • 1977: Mária Medvecká
  • 1987: Pavol Socháň
  • 1990: Deti vetra 1.-13. (Children of the wind)
  • 1993: Páter Juraj Vojenčiak
  • 1997: Karol Sidor

literature

  • Martin Slivka: Slovenský národopisný film. Bratislava 1982
  • Martin Slivka: Karol Plicka - básnik obrazu. Bratislava 1982
  • Martin Slivka: Karol Plicka vo filmovej faktografii. Bratislava 1983
  • Martin Slivka: Karol Plicka, in: Hans-Joachim Schlegel (Hrsg.): Film culture in transition. Example Slovakia. Graz: edition blimp 1993
  • Martin Slivka: The subversive camera of Slovak documentary filmmakers, in: Hans-Joachim Schlegel (Hrsg.): The subversive camera. To the other reality in Central and Eastern European documentaries. Constance: UVK 1999
  • Hans-Joachim Schlegel: In memoriam Martin Slivka, in: film.sk, Bratislava 2002, no.11
  • Hans-Joachim Schlegel ;: Premiere after 37 years: Martin Slivkas> A man leaves us <, in: "Film-Dienst" 2005, no. 8
  • Rudolf Urc, Ingrid Mayerová, René Lužica (eds.): Ostáva človek - Martin Slivka. Bratislava: Trigon 2009

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personal data
SURNAME Slivka, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovak filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Spišský Štiavnik , Okres Poprad , Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 2002
Place of death Bratislava , Slovakia