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Obscurantist and His Lineage or The Pyramids' Tearful Valley

2011-10-02 cs 209m
DocumentaryMystery
Karel Vachek’s latest documentary essay deals with the fine line between an internal belief in God and institutionalized religion. At the same time it brings up the need for a healthy sense of skepticism and the benefit of not believing in anything that advertises itself as certain. The filmmaker sets out for the USA, Japan, Great Britain, Poland, and the Balkans in his sometimes amusing investigation of spiritual substitutes, such as esoteric "teachings” or various fraudulent and magical practices, to which we sometimes fall prey due to our natural religious cravings. In addition to a Czech "prefab” family, who describe the carryings-on of their poltergeist, well-known mystery buffs appear in the film: Erich von Däniken, Raymond Moody Jr., and Ivan Mackerl.

Producer

Petr Morávek

Director

Karel Vachek

Production Manager

Mikuláš Novotný

Sound

Libor Sedláček

Story

Karel Vachek

Writer

Karel Vachek

Status

Released

Countries

  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia

Companies

  • Produkce Radim Procházka
  • Česká televize
  • atelier.doc