Archive of films Theatre Svoboda / Divadlo Svoboda

Czech Republic
2011, 98 min

Section: Documentary Films - Out of Competition
Year: 2011

This portrait of the intriguing stage designer Josef Svoboda was instigated by his grandson, film editor Jakub Hejna, whose wish was to find out more about his grandfather. Reminiscences from people who knew Svoboda, and his family and friends, along with archive footage, are gradually pieced together to form an image of a man totally committed to his chosen profession. This was a visionary, whose creations were acknowledged internationally, working as he did in some of the world’s most prestigious stage venues.

Synopsis

This portrait of the intriguing stage designer Josef Svoboda (1920–2002) was instigated by his grandson, film editor Jakub Hejna, whose wish was to find out more about his grandfather. Reminiscences from people who knew Svoboda, and his family and friends, along with archive footage, are gradually pieced together to form an image of a man totally committed to his chosen profession. This was a visionary, whose creations were acknowledged internationally, working as he did in some of the world’s most prestigious stage venues.

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About the film

Color, DIGIBETA
International premiere

Section:	Documentary Films - Out of Competition

Director:	Jakub Hejna
Screenplay:	Jakub Hejna, Barbora Příhodová
Dir. of Photography:	Jiří Chod
Music:	Anthony Phillips
Editor:	Jakub Hejna
Producer:	Jiří Konečný
Production:	endorfilm
Contact:	OutCome, CinemArt, a.s.
Distributor:	CinemArt, a.s.

www:	www.divadlo-svoboda.cz