Once I Got in, It Was Hard to Get Out (2024)

Ida is cleaning out the house that her grandfather, an artist, used to live in. She wades through a studio overflowing with artefacts, oddities and lost history. Similarly to S P A C E S, Štrbová treats the theme of memory and loss, combining fiction and documentary, letting the images of nostalgic childhood and the suffocating past flow associatively. To the sound of Francesco Geminiani's Concerto grosso no. 12, subtitled Madness, the fragile physicality of both dead and living relics stands out. The head of a dead parrot, a cast of her grandmother's breasts or a moss-covered real estate agent represent the discoveries of a personal archaeological site and exhibits of an introspective museum of family history.

Director: Nora Štrbová
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 29 min
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Screenplay

Cinematography: Kryštof Čížek
Editing: Alan Sýs
Country: Czech Republic
Language: Slovenčina
Original Language: sk
More Films by Director: Nora Štrbová
More Films in Genre: Documentary

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Once I Got in, It Was Hard to Get Out about?
Ida is cleaning out the house that her grandfather, an artist, used to live in. She wades through a studio overflowing with artefacts, oddities and lost history. Similarly to S P A C E S, Štrbová treats the theme of memory and loss, combining fiction and documentary, letting the images of nostalgic childhood and the suffocating past flow associatively. To the sound of Francesco Geminiani's Concerto grosso no. 12, subtitled Madness, the fragile physicality of both dead and living relics stands out. The head of a dead parrot, a cast of her grandmother's breasts or a moss-covered real estate agent represent the discoveries of a personal archaeological site and exhibits of an introspective museum of family history.
Who directed Once I Got in, It Was Hard to Get Out?
Once I Got in, It Was Hard to Get Out was directed by Nora Štrbová.
How long is Once I Got in, It Was Hard to Get Out?
Once I Got in, It Was Hard to Get Out has a runtime of 29m (29 minutes).
What genre is Once I Got in, It Was Hard to Get Out?
Once I Got in, It Was Hard to Get Out is a Documentary film.
Where was Once I Got in, It Was Hard to Get Out produced?
Once I Got in, It Was Hard to Get Out was produced in Czech Republic.