Movie: Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)

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Václav Havel
Václav Havel

Mejla Hlavsa
Mejla Hlavsa

Jan Klusák
Jan Klusák

Jiří Krejčík
Jiří Krejčík

Jan Němec
Jan Němec

Karel Vachek
Karel Vachek

Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová
Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová

Egon Bondy
Egon Bondy

Jaroslav Foglar
Jaroslav Foglar

Ivan Martin Jirous
Ivan Martin Jirous

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    A labyrinthine portrait of Czech culture on the brink of a new millennium. Egon Bondy prophesies a capitalist inferno, Jim Čert admits to collaborating with the secret police, Jaroslav Foglar can’t find a bottle-opener, and Ivan Diviš makes observations about his own funeral. This is the Czech Republic in the late 90s, as detailed in Karel Vachek’s documentary.

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    2000-12-16

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