Didactica Magna: Against the Grain
The film is an insight into a teacher's soul and a contemplation upon his teaching fate. This portrait of a unique, experimental filmmaker and teacher Martin Čihák takes a look at his teaching methods, his meetings with his students at FAMU and at a park where they work with film, or in his studio.
Cast
Martin Čihák
Himself
Janusz Klimsza
J. A. Komenský (voice)
Vladimir Georgiev
Mámil
Michal Juřica
Voice of God (voice)
Matěj Pospíšil
Academic
Jan Richtr
Kryštof Jankovec
Martin Mlynarič
Arithmetrici
Tomáš Oramus
Jan Kalužný
Ladislav Greiner
Storyline
The film is an insight into a teacher's soul and a contemplation upon his teaching fate. This portrait of a unique, experimental filmmaker and teacher Martin Čihák takes a look at his teaching methods, his meetings with his students at FAMU and at a park where they work with film, or in his studio.
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