Labyrinth of The World, Eden of Soul
“Labyrinth of the World, Eden of Soul” is a story about finding happiness. Everyone is seeking for his fortune, but we never know when we find it. This story is about people who are living in a world full of old legends and lost treasures. It's a world beyond, dark and gloomy, but shiny and tempting for those who wants to believe.
Talking Cities
There are two types of cities. There are ones that prosper for a long time because they are capable of making changes that inspire our desires. And then there are places where desires take over and destroy everything. Most Europeans live in urban areas, cultivated by our ancestors for hundreds of years. How does this heritage shape us? What will we leave behind? We all want to live in inviting, friendly environments, not in museums. On the other hand, architecture should follow not only aesthetic but also ethical principles. Tastes and desires change, and the boundary between creativity and destruction is all too fragile. A film about Prague and other historical cities, about the past, present and the future, about dialogues between buildings and people, memory and creativity, ambition and humility.
The Impossible Voyage
General Milan Rastislav Štefánik died at the age of 38. In his life, he had managed to travel all over the world. He had climbed Mont Blanc six times. He had built several observatories all over the world; he had organized the first Czechoslovak army, which he led. He had met many significant people of his time - scientists, artists, and politicians. The story of his life is often hard to believe as it reminds an adventure book. It seems unreal that a man from a poor family and with weak health could have achieved what he did. Despite his successes in the field of science and diplomacy, many of his contemporaries considered his main goal - independent Czechoslovakia - to be an utopia. He eventually succeeded in achieving this but he did not live to enjoy the laurels and glory. He died in a tragic plane accident close to Bratislava on May 4, 1919.
Unlike "classical chronological" documentary, which would inform the audience about Štefánik's life, list all his achievements, and build "an audiovisual monument", THE IMPOSSIBLE VOYAGE (and its “Méliésque” name should show this) aims to explore Štefánik's personality - many of his friends and acquaintances said that he was a "mysterious man". They had to admit that they only had known very little about him. He enjoyed talking about his experience and adventures, he entertained people by his travel stories, showed them his photographs, or souvenirs from his travels. However, he was only showing them the "surface" of things.
The "impossible" in the film title does not refer only to his great goals that he had achieved or the places he had visited. The "impossible" also refers to Štefánik himself - his nature, his philosophy, his life credo, his vision - utopia, which he had been trying to achieve, and which drove him further.
Unlike "classical chronological" documentary, which would inform the audience about Štefánik's life, list all his achievements, and build "an audiovisual monument", THE IMPOSSIBLE VOYAGE (and its “Méliésque” name should show this) aims to explore Štefánik's personality - many of his friends and acquaintances said that he was a "mysterious man". They had to admit that they only had known very little about him. He enjoyed talking about his experience and adventures, he entertained people by his travel stories, showed them his photographs, or souvenirs from his travels. However, he was only showing them the "surface" of things.
The "impossible" in the film title does not refer only to his great goals that he had achieved or the places he had visited. The "impossible" also refers to Štefánik himself - his nature, his philosophy, his life credo, his vision - utopia, which he had been trying to achieve, and which drove him further.