Václav Havel Movies

A moving account, in his own words, of the personal life and work of the brilliant Czech filmmaker Miloš Forman (1932-2018): his tragic...

"A man is immortal as long as he lives in the memory of others,” said well-known Czech writer Arnošt Lustig with a wry smile. In...

Czech semi-documentary.

Unlike any other opera, the so-called Beggar's Opera is not just one composition, but a lineage of adapted compositions, beginning with the original...

A personal and political biography of the Octopus, or the Prague National Library project, but also a biography of the last years of the life of the...

Five years after stepping down as President of the Republic, Vaclav Havel returns to the theater with a play that raises questions. A play that...

John the Baptist finds himself in a Holešovice silo, a wanderer roams across Prague´s brownfields and several women face their fathers.

A bitter comedic-drama centering around Tomas, a former promising young director who must cope with a commerce driven world he no longer wants to...

Documentary about the film academy in Prague and the Czech Film in 1965.

Documentary about Polish poet and Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska.

Taking a cue from Franz Kafka's "Letter to My Father," this highly personal film follows Czech director Jan Nemec as he attempts to engage in a...

Spotlights the Velvet Underground's 1993 reunion tour of Europe, interspersing footage of the band's Paris concert and interviews with the members of...

Olga Havlová was the closest and most trustworthy companion of Václav Havel. A friend who was always generous with her time. She was an...

A fictionalized autobiographical play written by Czechoslovakian playwright-turned-president Vaclav Havel in 1984 upon his release from a...

The first part of the block will be dedicated to the monograph Vojtěch Jasný: The Film Poet in Exile (2020) authored by the film...