Late Night Talks with Mother
Taking a cue from Franz Kafka's "Letter to My Father," this highly personal film follows Czech director Jan Nemec as he attempts to engage in a dialogue with his deceased mother. While alive, Nemec's mother had a troubled relationship with her son; this rumination seems to be Nemec's public platform for coming to terms with unresolved familial issues. The director embellishes his film by linking personal events with 20th century history.
Cast
Karel Roden
(voice)
Václav Havel
Václav Havel
Jan Němec
Jan Němec
Zuzana Stivínová
Mother
Marta Kubišová
Marta Kubišová
Pavel Landovský
Pavel Landovský
Věra Jirousová
Věra Jirousová
Jiří Stivín
Jiří Stivín
Storyline
Taking a cue from Franz Kafka's "Letter to My Father," this highly personal film follows Czech director Jan Nemec as he attempts to engage in a dialogue with his deceased mother. While alive, Nemec's mother had a troubled relationship with her son; this rumination seems to be Nemec's public platform for coming to terms with unresolved familial issues. The director embellishes his film by linking personal events with 20th century history.
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