Directed by:
Štěpán SkalskýCinematography:
Jaromír ŠofrComposer:
Zdeněk PololáníkCast:
Josef Abrhám, Hana Maciuchová, František Řehák, Věra Galatíková, Libuše Šafránková, Ladislav Lakomý, Jan Kačer, Otakar Brousek st., Ota Sklenčka (more)Plots(1)
This mosaic-like biographic drama about the final years of internationally respected Czech writer Karel Čapek was made shortly before the revolution in 1989. In their retrospective, the filmmakers revisit the milestones in the life of the writer - and of the Czech nation. They contemplate the principles of democracy, the position of intellectuals in the society, and Czech national character. (Summer Film School)
(more)Cast
![Martin Stropnický](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/213/164213879_af4b31.jpg)
Martin Stropnický
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Krvavá svatba (1987) (theatrical recording)
Mapa zámořských objevů (1978) (TV movie)
P.F. 77 (2003) (TV movie)
![Oldřich Slavík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274866_13d5f5.jpg)
Oldřich Slavík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
All My Compatriots (1968)
Silent Pain (1990)
Man versus Ruin (1989)
![Bořík Procházka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274958_98b95b.jpg)
Bořík Procházka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
![Petr Pelzer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/412/412569_e3913f.jpg)
Petr Pelzer
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (2000) (theatrical recording)
Sluha dvou pánů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
![Jana Březinová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268280_0ddc08.jpg)
Jana Březinová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
![Martin Sobotka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278927_58a19f.jpg)
Martin Sobotka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Defender (2021) (series)
Tajemství (2007) (theatrical recording)
Man versus Ruin (1989)
![Hana Kofránková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359221_5695ed.jpg)
Hana Kofránková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Man versus Ruin (1989)
Všechno nebo nic (1984)
Radek Hoppe
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Man versus Ruin (1989)
The Freon Ghost (1990)
Bad Joke 2 (2004)
![Petr Svárovský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159959_15f59a.jpg)
Petr Svárovský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Pozor, vizita! (1981)
Love Between the Raindrops (1979)
![František Švihlík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278604_6fd69b.jpg)
František Švihlík
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Smutek sluší Elektře (1991) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Man versus Ruin (1989)
Petr Weig
Best movies:
Man versus Ruin (1989)
Go Back to Your Grave! (1989)
Bony a klid (1987)
![Alois Švehlík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/618/164618348_bf8743.jpg)
Alois Švehlík
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
The Black Barons (1992)