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SYMPHONY OF THE UNDERWORLD

This decade marks the two hundredth anniversary of opening of the Postojna cave and a hundred years of electrification of the cave. Up until today it was visited by 38 million of people, it is classified as part of 30 largest world wanders!
The way it was presented to the world is closely connected to one of the most known European photographers at the turn of the twentieth century - Rudolf Burner Dvořák. His photos of the Postojna cave from 1909 are the first collection of photos of any cave in the world.
This until now unseen photographic diamond of 400 photos from 1909 is a treasure without comparison.
On one side, there is a voyage through Postojna cave as seen by Dvořák, on the other as we see it today. It is a voyage through a timeless Hades of the underworld.
There were states, lines of generations, but the cave remains…
It is a lyrical arabesque pilgrimage with a camera in the times of the endings of the twentieth century in Mitteeurope, which nowadays doesn’t exist anymore, and until the present days, when the idea of the allied Europe seems to be dissolving, fading and disappearing…
A film about the time, vanishing and memories.

  • Igor Vrtačnik
    Director
    Ama Dablam, Dreams Unfolded, Invisible monuments,Pirandello,
  • Igor Vrtačnik
    Writer
    Ama Dablam, Dreams Unfolded,Invisible monuments,Pirandello
  • Igor Vrtačnik
    Producer
    Ama Dablam, Dreams Unfolded,Invisible monuments,Pirandello
  • Stanislav Glažar - Sten
    Key Cast
    "Ivan Andrej Perko "
  • Robert Končar
    Key Cast
    "Rudolf Brunner Dvořák "
  • Tomaž Kranjc
    Key Cast
    "Jaroslav Dvořák "
  • Marjan Barčič
    Key Cast
    "jamski vodnik "
  • Matija Perne
    Key Cast
    "okrajni glavar Frančišek Žitnik "
  • Jaka Flis
    Key Cast
    "kavalir"
  • Maruška Dolinar
    Key Cast
    "lady"
  • Zana Kunaver
    Key Cast
    "lady"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Simfonija podzemlja
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Speleology, Mistic
  • Runtime:
    54 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 24, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Slovenia
  • Country of Filming:
    Slovenia
  • Language:
    Slovenian
  • Shooting Format:
    HD digital 4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • No screenings yet
    No screenings yet
Distribution Information
  • Film Horizont
    Country: Slovenia
Director Biography - Igor Vrtačnik

Studied at and graduated from the Ljubljana Film Academy. He has made sixty documentaries. Directed five short films and one feature film - Piranedello, with cinematographer Georgij Rerberg. Rerberg is known for his work on Andrei Tarkovsky's masterpieces such as The Mirror (1974) and Stalker (1979). For his work he has received many international awards. He is also a passionate sailor and free-climber.

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