The Portrait of Irma Geisslová, Who Died Sad

Kateřina Konrádová

Czech Republic | 2024 | 18 min

Credits:

Directing: Kateřina Konrádová

Cinematography: Marie Smutná, Kateřina Konrádová

Editing: Kryštof Perry

Sound: Christian Robenek

Production: FAMU / Lukáš Procházka

Synopsys:

The film maps the afterlife of the rediscovered writer and pioneer of literary decadence, Irma Geisslová (1855–1914). It does so not through well-known facts, but through the intimate experiences of five characters with Geisslová’s work. The film becomes a portrait of encounters — of voices, words, and gestures, often seemingly mundane — that inhabit the seemingly empty space left behind by the deceased author with a living human presence. The depth of a single small fate becomes the film’s imaginary measure.

Festivals and Awards:

• Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival / Students Present / Czech Republic / 2024
• FAMUFEST / Official Selection / Czech Republic / 2025
• Mladá kamera Uničov / Official Selection / Czech Republic / 2025