Orbis Pictus is a 1997 Slovak film, starring Dorota Nvotová, Marián Labuda, Božidara Turzonovová, Július Satinský, Emília Vášáryová and František Kovár. The film, directed by Martin Šulík, won Special Award of the Jury at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany as the Best Film in 1997. The film was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Plot After being kicked out of boarding school sixteen-year-old Terezka goes on a fantasy-filled surrealistic journey to find her estranged mother. Along her way to Bratislava, she comes in contact with a mystical and strange cast of characters.NYTimes Online Movie Section
Cast Dorota Nvotová as Terezka as chauffeur Július Satinský as Drusa as bride as father Marián Labuda as Emil Božidara Turzonovová as Marta Emília Vášáryová as mother as Tomáš Mojmír Caban as railroader Ľubica Krkošková as railroader's wife Donato Moriconi as Momo Jakub Ursíny as groom as old woman Róbert Zimermann as Imriško Iveta Malachovská
Additional credits František Lipták - art director Milan Čorba - costume designer Ivan Seifert - sound Anita Hroššová - makeup artist Erik Panák - assistant director Dalibor Michalčík - assistant camera Viktor Fančovič - camera operator Jana Liptáková - script editor Ján Kittler - assistant sound Marek Štryncl - conductor Miroslav Hřebejk - sound mix
Awards YearNominationAward(s)CategoryResult1997Orbis PictusKFN SSN - Critics AwardBest FilmBožidara TurzonovováCzech LionsBest Supporting ActressMartin ŠtrbaIGRIC AwardBest CameraMartin ŠulíkBest Director1998IFF Mannheim-HeidelbergSpecial Award of the JuryOrbis PictusAlpe Adria CinemaPeace Award Notes A Won Klára Issová for her role of Veronika in Nejasná správa o konci sveta by Juraj Jakubisko. The second nominee included Vilma Cibulková (for her role of in Výchova dívek v Čechách by Petr Koliha).
See also List of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Slovak submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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