synopsis
In a documentary by Juraj Herz, President Václav Havel talks to Oscar Award-winning actor Maximilian Schell about his vision for the new millennium. The actor and politician were also connected by the fact that Schell had read Havel's thank-you speech on the occasion of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in Frankfurt in October 1989.
biography
Juraj Herz (1934-2018) is a legend in Czechoslovak cinematography. He made his debut as an independent director in 1965 with the medium-length film,
The Junk Shop, which was based on a short story by Bohumil Hrabal. His directorial work covers a number of topics, but he is famous for his impressive cultivation of literary works. Among his best-known works include
The Cremator (1968) and
Oil Lamps (1971).
more about film
| director: | Juraj Herz |
| photography: | Rudolf Blaháček |
Film at festival
| festival edition: | 2019 |
| section: | Studio 89 |
| format: | DVD |
| language: | Czech, German |
| colour: | Colour and B&W |
Info
| director: | Juraj Herz |
| original title: | Vision 2000 |
| country: | Germany, Czech Republic |
| year: | 1993 |
| running time: | 54 min. |
