Václav Havel
Václav Havel (5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December 1992 and then as the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of either country after the fall of communism. As a writer of Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays, and memoirs.
Zappa
as Self - President of Czechoslovakia (archive footage)With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive...
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Hammer & Tickle
as Self (archive footage)Hammer & Tickle: The Communist Joke Book is a 2006 propaganda documentary film about "jokes"...
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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are...
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Stone Bridge
as PresidentA bitter comedic-drama centering around Tomas, a former promising young director who must cope...
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Czech Made Man
as jako hostThe movie is based on the narrative of a Czech multimillionaire who achieved success not by...
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Forman vs. Forman
as Self - Friend (archive footage)A moving account, in his own words, of the personal life and work of the brilliant Czech...
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Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)
as uncreditedA labyrinthine portrait of Czech culture on the brink of a new millennium. Egon Bondy prophesies...
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Why Havel?
as Václav HavelThe first part of the block will be dedicated to the monograph Vojtěch Jasný: The Film Poet in...
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Late Night Talks with Mother
as Václav HavelTaking a cue from Franz Kafka's "Letter to My Father," this highly personal film follows Czech...
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Every Young Man
as trpělivíJurácek's feature debut is shot in two parts. In the first, a corporal accompanies a new recruit...
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Life Is Bearable at Times...
as uncreditedDocumentary about Polish poet and Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska.
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I am Fishead
as himselfA provocative snapshot of the world we live in. It is a well-known fact that our society is...
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Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
as SelfAn incredible retracing of the evolution of Reed's remarkable career over three decades. Filled...
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Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?
as Self (archive footage)This time-lapse documentary follows the last years of former President Václav Havel's life,...
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Drawn from Memory
as Self (voice)Fierlinger concentrates his considerable talents as an animator to recount through fragmented...
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Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe
as SelfSpotlights the Velvet Underground's 1993 reunion tour of Europe, interspersing footage of the...
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Síla lidskosti - Nicholas Winton
as SelfA gripping documentary about the courage and determination of a young English stockbroker who...
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Citizen Vaclav Havel Goes on Vacation
as uncreditedThis quirky documentary follows Vaclav Havel on an eye-opening journey across his native...
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The Lost World of Communism
as uncreditedThe Lost World of Communism is a three-part British documentary series which examines the legacy...
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