Documentary | 2021-2022 | arte, Ceska televize [cz] | Literature, Portrait | Czech Republic, France
Main data
| Director | Jarmila Buzková |
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| Production | Illégitime Défense [fr] |
Project data
| Length of movie | 52 min |
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Brief synopsis
An internationally renowned writer and a repeat nomineefor the Nobel Prize for Literature, Milan Kundera is an intriguing personality. Through his literary output, this documentary dives into the world of an author whose fiction is able to reveal the cruelty of history and, as a keen observer, relate the ways of the human psyche, a worthysuccessor of Franz Kafka. These first two talents are complemented by two others that are particular to him, i.e. humor and charm. By focusing on universal issues about human existence and individual responsibility, Kundera’s work is both timeless and immediate for us all.