Václav Havel Movies

Documentary about Polish poet and Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska.

A moving account, in his own words, of the personal life and work of the brilliant Czech filmmaker Miloš Forman (1932-2018): his tragic...

A dissident Czechoslovakian playwright awaits trial for his activities against the current political regime.

Inspired by the idea that the greatest gift one generation can give to another is the wisdom it has gained from experience, 'Wisdom' seeks to create...

This quirky documentary follows Vaclav Havel on an eye-opening journey across his native Czechoslovakia in the days before he became president of the...

This time-lapse documentary follows the last years of former President Václav Havel's life, creating a multi-layered portrait of a...

Meet The Plastic People of the Universe, the avant-garde, jazz-rock, Sun Ra meets Velvet Underground, Czech revolutionaries. A tribute to the band...

A personal and political biography of the Octopus, or the Prague National Library project, but also a biography of the last years of the life of the...

Two different productions of Václav Havel's Beggar's Opera reveal the political dynamics of Czechoslovakia before and after the velvet...

Unlike any other opera, the so-called Beggar's Opera is not just one composition, but a lineage of adapted compositions, beginning with the original...

Documentary about the film academy in Prague and the Czech Film in 1965.

"A man is immortal as long as he lives in the memory of others,” said well-known Czech writer Arnošt Lustig with a wry smile. In...

Olga Havlová was the closest and most trustworthy companion of Václav Havel. A friend who was always generous with her time. She was an...

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...

A fictionalized autobiographical play written by Czechoslovakian playwright-turned-president Vaclav Havel in 1984 upon his release from a...