Archive of films Jiří Suchý - Tackling Life with Ease / Jiří Suchý - Lehce s životem se prát

Czech Republic
2019, 104 min

Section: Special Events
Year: 2019

Jiří Suchý. Theatre personality, musician, poet, writer, graphic artist, collector, citizen. One of the key figures of the domestic cultural scene over the last six decades and a tireless campaigner for the enrichment of the Czech language. Olga Sommerová’s documentary presents a portrait of an artist and a man – a portrait of our times.

Synopsis

Theatre personality, musician, poet, writer, graphic artist, collector, self-professed clown, eternally young in spirit – all this is Jiří Suchý, one of the key figures of the domestic cultural scene over the last six decades. He has put on 97 plays at the Semafor theatre and has written the lyrics for 1,400 songs and the music for 500. Today, in an era beset by an onslaught of images that are often of questionable worth, this legendary figure’s tireless efforts to enrich the Czech language and its poetic nuances have been of inestimable value. Olga Sommerová lays before us Suchý’s prolific creative and civic journey through life with the subtle distinctiveness we have come to expect; she also demonstrates her singular flair for capturing exceptional moments.

Karel Och

About the director

Olga Sommerová (b. 1949, Prague). Selected filmography: My 20th Century (2005), Věra 68 (2012), The Magic Voice of a Rebel (2014), Červená (2017), Jiří Suchý – Tackling Life with Ease (2019)

Contacts

CinemArt, a.s.
Národní 60/28, 111 21, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 224 949 110
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.cinemart.cz

Cineart TV Prague s.r.o.
Jankovcova 8D, 170 00, Praha 7
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 777 220 364
E-mail: [email protected]

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About the film

Color, DCP
World premiere

Section:	Special Events

Director:	Olga Sommerová
Screenplay:	Olga Sommerová
Dir. of Photography:	Olga Špátová
Music:	Jiří Šlitr, Jiří Suchý
Editor:	Blanka Kulová
Producer:	Viktor Schwarz
Production:	Cineart TV Prague
Coproduction:	Česká televize, Arina Sk, Zámek Liteň
Contact:	Cineart TV Prague s.r.o.
Distributor:	CinemArt, a.s.