Director Helena Třeštíková (72), who is famous for her strong time-lapse documentaries, often about people on the fringes of society, is releasing cinemas to continue the story of René, a very intelligent man who, however, has been more criminal in almost his entire adult life than he was at large. But his age has made a miraculous change. “He’s trying to keep him from going to jail,” she told eXtra.cz.
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Helena Třeštíková: René is fine
The first documentary René (2008) made of recidivists Rene almost a celebrity and director Helena Třeštíková he is glad that it looks like a “good end, all good” so far.
“Rene has been free for a long time, about eight years. We’ve been filming with him for thirteen years now. During that time, he was curiously imprisoned for three years for driving without a driver’s license. But lately he’s at large and is pretty cool. Or maybe he’s not fine, but he’s never trying to get to jail. Age probably sometimes helps, it’s possible“ Třeštíková, whose documentary film, said for eXtra.cz René: Prisoner of Liberty enters cinemas on Thursday.
Helena Třeštíková has a very interesting relationship with René and has survived filming with him for over 30 years, even though she once even robbed. “I was angry with him, but we exchanged a few letters and after a while I decided to keep an eye on him. He is a very authentic figure of an intellectual who also has this antisocial experience. I thought it would be interesting to continue with him. But I think so my children never forgave him for stealing their coffers,“She said with a slight exaggeration.
He fights against ruin
Helena Třeštíková often shoots people on the very fringes of society who try to succeed in a world that is difficult for them, and very often they fail. Doesn’t he feel too often frustrated?
“I don’t just focus on the characters who are in some crises, I try to be a chronicler and also film about ordinary people. When a feeling of frustration comes, it is necessary to overcome it, find some positive moments in life and fight it“He refuses to succumb to negative emotions.
„I have been in long-term contact with my protagonists, so we have some form of relationship. I am an observer, I never stage or arrange, but we are in contact with each other for a long time, so in a way it belongs to my life, “Třeštíková explains her attitude to the subjects of her interest.
He forbids regret
She filmed with prostitutes (for example Anna’s document), thieves, drug addicts, for example famous Katka. But she never regretted that she started watching someone’s life with a camera.
“One must never regret anything. Regret is not a productive emotion. Everything has to be dealt with, “ claims firmly.
From her time-lapse, she completely radiates how close she must be to topics such as the transience of life, relationships, wasted and changed chances. Does it balance often?
“The transience of life is a strong topic. The stories I follow are very diverse. You cannot put one template on them. We all know that life is finite and that we are aging, that what we consider important is fleetingwe don’t have to make time-lapse movies for that. I may be aware of what I’m doing sometimes, but I’m fine with that“He says thoughtfully.
The secret of her work
He often shoots tens of hours of work with the protagonists of his works, then he has to come up with shears.
„There is no scenario at the beginning of the project. He writes life on an ongoing basis. But what we shoot is sometimes slightly chaotic. We give it shape in the editing room. It could hurt a lot there. In order not to harm my heroes, before the documents are finished, I always let them in so that they can comment on them. It’s like authorization“Lets us look under the cover of his work.
And she also revealed that the final form of her works is far from just her work.
“I’ll shoot something, I’ll put it together in my head, then the editor comes up with the first opinion, then the playwrights, the producers, they also have their ideas, and from all that, the final shape is created. We tell ourselves what is over, what is unnecessary, what dilutes the document, what is delaying it. There are always more people looking at my work, so there are more views, and then the final shape will come, “she revealed. eXtra.cz.
Bara Basikova
Of course, we won’t see a completely new time-lapse project from the acclaimed director, but her work is far from over. And we will see a work that will accommodate all the work and relationship escapades of the well-known singer.
“I don’t start new things, but otherwise I have a lot of projects going on. It still continues on Marital etudesnow I’m putting together a long term material about singer Bára Basiková. We started filming together in 1996, it’s a big part of life. You can see that my scope is broader, they are not just documents about lost existences, “Helena Třeštíková added with a smile.
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