Directed by:
Jakub HejnaCast:
Jakub Hejna, Josef Svoboda (a.f.), Václav Havel, Jan Kačer, Jaromír Pleskot, Otomar Krejča st., Marie TomášováPlots(1)
This portrait of the intriguing stage designer Josef Svoboda (1920–2002) was instigated by his grandson, film editor Jakub Hejna, whose wish was to find out more about his grandfather. Reminiscences from people who knew Svoboda, and his family and friends, along with archive footage, are gradually pieced together to form an image of a man totally committed to his chosen profession. This was a visionary, whose creations were acknowledged internationally, working as he did in some of the world’s most prestigious stage venues. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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Jakub Hejna
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jseš mrtvej, tak nebreč (2010) (TV movie)
Josef Svoboda (a.f.)
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Life of an Adventurer (1941)
U svatého Matěje (1939)
Václav Havel
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series) - a.f.
Marta Kubišová 1990 (1990) (concert)
Largo desolato (1991) (theatrical recording) - narrator
Jan Kačer
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
Jaromír Pleskot
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Povstalecká história (1984) (series)
The Magical Hat (1952)
Expres z Norimberka (1953)
Otomar Krejča st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Old Czech Legends (1952)
Kočár nejsvětější svátosti (1962) (TV movie)
Marie Tomášová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Mrs Dulská's Morals (1958)
Jejich den (1962) (TV movie)