Time of Grimaces

docudrama
Slovakia, 2009-2010, 60'

Synopsis:

This is  the story of the eccentric sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, who lived from 1736 to 1783 during the reign of Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa. Messerschmidt's greatest series of sculptures, the character heads, play an integral role in this docudrama. The film looks at the life and work of the mysterious master, whose creations have irritated, fascinated and still leave intriguing, unanswered questions about the meaning, motives and inexplicable mysltery of the creative process.  

Director: Peter Dimitrov
Screenwriter: Dušan Mitana a Peter Dimitrov
Cast: Marek Vašut, Attila Mokoš, František Kovár, Ondrej Hraška, Imre Boraros, Éva Bandor a ďalší
Producer: Arina Film Production s.r.o. 
Co-producers: Filmpark Production s.r.o. , Opona Studio, Slovenská Televízia
Editor: Dušan Milko
DoP: Dodo Šimončič
Sound: Vladimír Illiť
Music: Peter Martinček
Animation: Michal Struss
Masks: Anita Hroššová
Format: Full HD, color
Web: http://www.arinafilm.sk/casgrimas.sk/