Forest

Forest

1969
12m
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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: CS

Production Information

Production Companies
Československý armádní film
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia
Spoken Languages
Czech

Keywords

based on short story

Quick Facts

Original Title Les
Release Date January 1, 1969
Status Released
Language CS

Cast

Oľga Sýkorová
Oľga Sýkorová

Singing (voice)

Jiří Němeček
Jiří Němeček

Commentary (voice)

Key Crew

Ivan Balaďa
Screenplay
Ivan Balaďa
Director