The very hard-working cinematographer Martin Štrba (b. 1961) shoots vibrant films about the present—including some marked by COVID, such as the drama The Unbalanced or the dramedy Waltzing Matylda—but he also often films stories from the past. Most of these are set in difficult historical periods, such as the World War II film Emma and the Death’s Head. Some are dedicated to specific personalities, such as Charlatan, which made it to the Oscar shortlist in 2021. Now Štrba is working with the team from Charlatan—director Agnieszka Holland and screenwriter Mark Epstein—on a Franz Kafka biopic.
Interview by Vojtěch Rynda for CZECH FILM / Spring 2023
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