Movie

Forest

Les

A poetic melodramatic documentary inspired by the death of Jan Palach. The footage from the funeral is accompanied by the words of Maxim Gorky's Old Woman Izergil (On the Flaming Danek's Heart), sung by Kühn's mixed choir, solos by Milada Sýkorová and Jiří Němeček. The apotheosis of a leader who sacrificed himself to save his people, warning of the cowardice of the crowd.

Screenplay

Ivan Balaďa

Music

Štěpán Koníček

Director

Ivan Balaďa

Status

Released

Release date

01/01/1969

Original language

Czech