
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
Documentary · TV Movie
Overview
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.
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Ivo Špalj
Ivo Špalj
Self
Ivo Špalj
Self


Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer
Self
Jan Švankmajer
Self


Jaromír Kallista
Jaromír Kallista
Self
Jaromír Kallista
Self
Libuše Špaljová
Libuše Špaljová
Self
Libuše Špaljová
Self
Barbora Koláčková
Barbora Koláčková
Self
Barbora Koláčková
Self
Jiří Klenka
Jiří Klenka
Self
Jiří Klenka
Self
Zdeněk Dušek
Zdeněk Dušek
Self
Zdeněk Dušek
Self


Radim Hladík Sr.
Radim Hladík Sr.
Self
Radim Hladík Sr.
Self
Olga Čechová
Olga Čechová
Self
Olga Čechová
Self
Pavel Rejholec
Pavel Rejholec
Self
Pavel Rejholec
Self
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