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Light Penetrates the Dark   [Assigned Title]

Světlo proniká tmou   [Assigned Title]
Country of Origin: Czech Republic
Year of origin: 1930
Genre: Documentary Film
Locations of shooting: Praha:ulice Jeruzalémská,Edisonova transformační stanice

Credits
Director: Otakar Vávra
Screenplay: Otakar Vávra
  Jaroslav R. Vávra
Production company: Legiafilm Brno
Director of photography: František Pilát


Keywords: avantgardní film, kinetismus, Pešánek Zdeněk, plastika světelná, Avant-garde film, kinetism, light carving, Zdenek Pesanek
The abstract montage is a video metaphor of "triumph" of the light over the dark and, at the same time, a celebration of development of technical utilization of electric power. A quick succession of shots (electric discharge, light bulb, illuminated town, etc.) is rounded off with a sequence representing a light carving by architect Zdenek Pesanek from various angles.

Version 1
Language: n/a
Sound: Silent film
Aspect: 1:1,33
Duration: n/a

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