A man who turned childhood whispers into immortality — but at what cost?
The biographical story of Pavel Emanuel Dobšinský - a television film about the life and knowledge of a man who managed to stay true to himself, his people and his ideas despite the times. The story begins at the end of the great storyteller's life, when through his own memories, captured by his hand and in book form, he returns to his childhood, the time he entered the Levoč grammar school, to 1840. In this film, author Peter Glocko, a trusted expert on Dobšinský's work and life, guides us through all the personal and historical vicissitudes of the hero's life, reveals the influences that marked his ability to squeeze into his stories the wisdom of knowledge and knowledge of the people from which he came, as well as the basic life principles that the reader - young or old - still draws from his tales.
Acting
Three actors, one soul — seamless generational handoff.
Cinematography
Levoča's golden light feels like borrowed memory.
Writing
Glocko's script breathes like folklore itself.
Director
Vladimír Fischer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filip Petrovič was only 12 during shooting; Fischer reportedly rewrote scenes around his natural shyness.
Dobšinský's tales were banned under communist revisionism for 'bourgeois nationalism' — this 1998 film was partly rehabilitation.
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