Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

Oct 21, 2021

1h 35m

★ 6.2

The only documentary about Milan Kundera's legacy

Overview

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?

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Bio Illusion

Česká televize

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance Trailers

Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lukáš Hlavica

Philosophy Student

Leonard Hädler Stirský

Self - Playwright

Milan Uhde

Self - Literary Historian

Tomáš Kubíček

Self - Actor

Jan Kačer

Self - Actor

Jiří Bartoška

Self - Writer

Karel Steigerwald

Self - Literary Historian

Jiří Brabec

Self - Writer

Sylvie Richterová

Self - Journalist

Mojmír Jerábek

Self - Editor

Tomáš Sedláček

Self - Literary Theorist

Jakub Češka

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