Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
2023
70 minutes
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Ivo Špalj
Self
Jan Švankmajer
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Jaromír Kallista
Self
Libuše Špaljová
Self
Barbora Koláčková
Self
Jiří Klenka
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Zdeněk Dušek
Self
Radim Hladík Sr.
Self
Olga Čechová
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Pavel Rejholec
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Jan Daňhel
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Jan Čeněk
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Ivo Broum
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Marta Kačorová
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Jana Částková
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Alois Fišárek
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Karel Zámečník
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Adina Kotyzová
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Barbora Kotyzová
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Adéla Špaljová
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Peter Švorc
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Jaroslav Fryš
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Tomáš Flekna
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Ladislav Hrubec
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