66 seasons
A documentary film about the Košice swimming pool where history came to bathe. Seen through several stories which unfolded between the years 1936 and 2002, the film captures 66 seasons at the popular swimming pool, and the same number of years in the history of Central and Eastern Europe
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Original title: 66 sezón
Other titles: 66 szezon (HU)
Genre: Documentary
Length: 86 minutes
Copyright: 2003
Production countries: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary
World sales: kerekesfilm
Distribution: ASFK (Slovakia)
Release: May 2003, Slovakia
Synopsis
66 Seasons is a documentary that explores the history of the Stará plaváreň swimming pool in Košice, Slovakia, spanning from its construction in 1936 to 2003. Through personal anecdotes and archival footage, the film captures how this communal space reflects the broader socio-political changes in Central and Eastern Europe over 66 years. Director Peter Kerekes presents a mosaic of stories, illustrating how individual lives and memories intertwine with historical events, emphasizing that personal experiences shape our understanding of history.
Credits
Director: Peter Kerekes
Story: Peter Kerekes
DOP: Martin Kollár
Editor: Marek Šulík
Sound: Jaro Hajda, Peter Gajdoš
Production: Peter Kerekes s.r.o. (SK)
Co-production: Slovenská Televízia (SK), Česká Televize (CZ), Kalligram (HU)
Producer: Georg Misch, Ralph Wieser, Peter Kerekes, Pavel Strnad
Cast:
Samuelis Éva
Mussák István
Illés Géza
Kaszonyi István
Brémer Jolán
Katarína Pošová
Ján Kozák
Kerekes Juraj
Bauernebl Gusztáv
Lackner Mary
Jonyec Károly
Halász György
Marsovszky Károly
Tibor Kováč
Zuzana Lukáčová
Poveda Andrés
Martin Kollár
Radomil Polášek
Ludmila Bargerová
Lyócsa Éva
Ţanetta Csonková
Mikuláš Bugis
Schmiedt Viktória
Bandor Éva
Ester Kerekesová
Support
Ministerstvo Kultúry, Magyar film és torténelmi film alapítvány, PRO SLOVAKIA
World premiere
IFF Karlovy Vary, documentary film competition, 2003
Festivals
Ji.hlava IDFF (Czech Republic, 2003) | Docaviv IFF (Israel, 2004) | Punto de Vista IFF (Spain, 2005) | DOK.fest München (Germany, 2004) | Tempo Documentary Festival (Sweden, 2004) | Taiwan International Documentary Festival (Taiwan, 2004) | Karlovy Vary IFF (Czech Republic, 2003) | IDFA (Netherlands, 2003)
Awards
Best Central European Documentary, Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival 2003, Czech Rep.
Kristian Award, Czech Critics Awards 2004, Czech Rep.
Best Film Award, DocAviv 2004, Tel Aviv, Israel
GRAND PRIX MEDIAWAVE 2004, Gyor, Hungary
Best European Film, Syracuse International Film and Video Festival, USA
Slovak Film Critics Award for Documentary Film of 2003, Slovakia
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