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
![Josef Abrhám](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/323/166323293_f95e62.jpg)
Josef Abrhám
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
Hráči (1983) (theatrical recording)
![Hana Maciuchová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/140/165140379_df0257.jpg)
Hana Maciuchová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Dům na nebesích (1984) (theatrical recording)
Mnoho povyku pro nic (1972) (theatrical recording)
![František Řehák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268166_595094.jpg)
František Řehák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Invention for Destruction (1958)
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
![Věra Galatíková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268328_cd4238.jpg)
Věra Galatíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
All My Compatriots (1968)
![Libuše Šafránková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/857/164857464_f45c0c.jpg)
Libuše Šafránková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
![Ladislav Lakomý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268641_71221d.jpg)
Ladislav Lakomý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Stromy umírají vstoje (1998) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Man versus Ruin (1989)
![Jan Kačer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268666_f9ae76.jpg)
Jan Kačer
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
![Otakar Brousek st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268153_ddf27c.jpg)
Otakar Brousek st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
![Ota Sklenčka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271443_3a32b5.jpg)
Ota Sklenčka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
![Svatopluk Beneš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271435_494e2a.jpg)
Svatopluk Beneš
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
![Tomáš Juřička](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274931_b23127.jpg)
Tomáš Juřička
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Silent Pain (1990)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) (TV movie)
Man versus Ruin (1989)
![Pavlína Mourková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274936_a4dec1.jpg)
Pavlína Mourková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
Man versus Ruin (1989)
Přítelkyně z domu smutku (1992) (series)
![Rudolf Stärz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276303_a589d0.jpg)
Rudolf Stärz
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cutting It Short (1980)
Královský život otroka (1992) (TV movie)
Takový žertík (2006) (theatrical recording)
![Monika Švábová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/147/172/147172511_dbf9b8.jpg)
Monika Švábová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Přes přísný zákaz dotýká se sněhu (2005) (theatrical recording)
Man versus Ruin (1989)
Celebrity s. r. o. (2007) (theatrical recording)
![David Matásek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/293/165293742_25ee50.jpg)
David Matásek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Loners (2000)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Audience u královny (2021) (theatrical recording)
![Václav Babka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272603_a36839.jpg)
Václav Babka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Invention for Destruction (1958)
All My Compatriots (1968)
The Stolen Airship (1966)
![Jana Štěpánková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/470/164470727_8a43be.png)
Jana Štěpánková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
Alexandr Dumas starší (1970) (series)
Na útěku (2012) (theatrical recording)
![František Němec](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806223_536c0e.jpg)
František Němec
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
How to Get Dad Into Reform School (1978) (TV movie)
The Ear (1970)
![Vladimír Brabec](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268603_0786d4.jpg)
Vladimír Brabec
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
![Jan Čenský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268581_4df283.jpg)
Jan Čenský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Defender (2021) (series)
Mapa zámořských objevů (1978) (TV movie)
Man versus Ruin (1989)