Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj (2023)
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.
Director:
Adéla Špaljová
Writer:
Adéla Špaljová
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Ivo Špalj as Self |
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Jan Švankmajer as Self |
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Jaromír Kallista as Self |
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Libuše Špaljová as Self |
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Barbora Koláčková as Self |
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Jiří Klenka as Self |
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Zdeněk Dušek as Self |
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Radim Hladík Sr. as Self |
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Olga Čechová as Self |
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Pavel Rejholec as Self |
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Jan Daňhel as Self |
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Jan Čeněk as Self |
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Ivo Broum as Self |
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Marta Kačorová as Self |
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Jana Částková as Self |
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Alois Fišárek as Self |
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Karel Zámečník as Self |
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Adina Kotyzová as Self |
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Barbora Kotyzová as Self |
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Adéla Špaljová as Self |
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Peter Švorc as Self |
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Jaroslav Fryš as Self |
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Tomáš Flekna as Self |
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Ladislav Hrubec as Self |
| Writing | Jan Čeněk | Story |
| Production | Jiří Vlach | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Adéla Špaljová | Story |
| Crew | Ivana Pauerová | Dramaturgy |
| Writing | Alena Müllerová | Creative Producer |
| Production | Tomáš Vonšovský | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Ivan Horák | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ivan Horák | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Miroslav Hřebejk | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Jiří Zeiner | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Adéla Špaljová | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Petr Červený | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jaroslav Fryš | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jana Ludvíková | Foley |
| Production | Tereza Podlipná | Production Manager |
| Sound | Michal Janoušek | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ladislav Hrubec | Foley |
| Sound | Jana Částková | Foley |
| Sound | Michal Gábor | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Lukáš Fišárek | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Richard Müller | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ivo Špalj | Foley |
| Camera | Aleš Hart | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David Čálek | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ivan Horák | Sound |
| Writing | Adéla Špaljová | Screenplay |
| Sound | Richard Müller | Sound |
| Editing | Adéla Špaljová | Editor |
| Sound | Jan Čeněk | Sound |
| Sound | Jaroslav Fryš | Sound |
| Sound | Petr Šoupa | Sound |
| Directing | Adéla Špaljová | Director |