Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance (2021)

CinemaOSMovie · 2021 · 1h 35m

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

The only documentary about Milan Kundera's legacy

59%(6)IMDbDocumentary

The brilliant Czech writer Milan Kundera has not given an interview in thirty years; nor does he appear in public. How did he become a legendary author? What is so unique about his books?

Directed byMiloslav Šmídmajer

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Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 35m
Language: CS
Released: October 21, 2021

Studios

Bio Illusion

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Lukáš Hlavica

Self - Narrator (voice)

Leonard Hädler Stirský

Philosophy Student

Milan Uhde

Self - Playwright

Tomáš Kubíček

Self - Literary Historian

Jan Kačer

Self - Actor

Jiří Bartoška

Self - Actor

Karel Steigerwald

Self - Writer

Jiří Brabec

Self - Literary Historian

Sylvie Richterová

Self - Writer

Mojmír Jerábek

Self - Journalist

Creative team

Directed by: Miloslav Šmídmajer
Written by: Miloslav Šmídmajer
Jakub Vansa
Produced by: Miloslav Šmídmajer

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