Archive of films My Father, The Prince / Mein Vater, der Fürst

Austria / Czech Republic
2022, 79 min

Section: Special Screenings
Year: 2022

An intimate portrait of the relationship between Karel Schwarzenberg, a key figure of the post-November 1989 era, and his daughter Lila Schwarzenberg. The fascinating discussions, filmed over a period of five years, also open up uncomfortable, controversial themes, such as the complex process of growing up in the shadow of a charismatic father, moreover, under the weight of aristocratic traditions and customs.  


Synopsis

An intimate portrait of the relationship between Lila Schwarzenberg and Karel Schwarzenberg, Chancellor to Václav Havel and former Foreign Minister. One of the principal post-November 1989 moral authorities, affectionately known by many as “the Prince”, Schwarzenberg spent dozens of hours over a period of five years with his daughter, co-director on the film, in places that shaped the somewhat uneasy destiny of this noble family. Prague, Orlík, Vienna, Murau in Styria – everywhere where privacy melded with defining moments in 20th-century history. The fascinating discussions between father and daughter also open up uncomfortable, controversial themes, such as the complex process of growing up in the shadow of a charismatic father, moreover, under the weight of aristocratic traditions and customs.

Karel Och

About the director

Lukas Sturm, Lila Schwarzenberg

Lukas Sturm (1966, Austria) and Lila Schwarzenberg (1968, Austria). Joint filmography: My Father, The Prince (Mein Vater, der Fürst​, 2022, doc.).

Contacts

Sabotage Films
Renngasse 17, 1010, Wien
Austria
Tel: +43 153 244 20
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.sabotage-films.com

Bontonfilm, a.s.
Na Poříčí 1047/26, 110 00, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 257 415 111
Fax: +420 257 415 113
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.bontonfilm.cz

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About the film

Color, DCP
World premiere

Section: Special Screenings
   
Director: Lukas Sturm, Lila Schwarzenberg
Screenplay: Lukas Sturm
Dir. of Photography: Christoph Beck, Duli Diemannsberger, Nino Leitner, Christian Stolz
Music: Walter Werzowa
Sound: Sonobelle, Blautöne
Editor: Thomas Vondrak, Monika Willi
Producer: Gernot Schaffler, Thomas Brunner, Lukas Sturm, Lila Schwarzenberg
Production: Sabotage Films
Coproduction: Neulandfilm & Medien GmbH, Thought Engine
Contact: Sabotage Films
Distributor: Bontonfilm, a.s.
   
www: www.myfathertheprince.com

Guests

Lukas Sturm

Film Director

Lila Schwarzenberg

Film Director


Karel Schwarzenberg

Protagonist

Thomas Brunner

Producer


Raimund Carl

Co-producer

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