Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

Documentary

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

95 minutes
10/21/2021
6.2

Overview

The brilliant Czech writer Milan Kundera has not given an interview in thirty years; nor does he appear in public. How did he become a legendary author? What is so unique about his books?

Cast

Lukáš Hlavica
Lukáš HlavicaSelf - Narrator (voice)
Leonard Hädler Stirský
Leonard Hädler StirskýPhilosophy Student
Milan Uhde
Milan UhdeSelf - Playwright
Tomáš Kubíček
Tomáš KubíčekSelf - Literary Historian
Jan Kačer
Jan KačerSelf - Actor
Jiří Bartoška
Jiří BartoškaSelf - Actor
Karel Steigerwald
Karel SteigerwaldSelf - Writer
Jiří Brabec
Jiří BrabecSelf - Literary Historian
Sylvie Richterová
Sylvie RichterováSelf - Writer
Mojmír Jerábek
Mojmír JerábekSelf - Journalist
Tomáš Sedláček
Tomáš SedláčekSelf - Editor
Jakub Češka
Jakub ČeškaSelf - Literary Theorist
Karel Fuksa
Karel FuksaSelf - Filmmaker
Jiří Záviš
Jiří ZávišSelf - Stage Director
Miloš Štědroň
Miloš ŠtědroňSelf - Musicologist
Bernard-Henri Lévy
Bernard-Henri LévySelf - Philosopher
Antoine Gallimard
Antoine GallimardSelf - Publisher
Yasmina Reza
Yasmina RezaSelf - Writer
Jean-Paul Enthoven
Jean-Paul EnthovenSelf - Writer
Guy Scarpetta
Guy ScarpettaSelf - Writer
Alain Finkielkraut
Alain FinkielkrautSelf - Philosopher
Florence Noiville
Florence NoivilleSelf - Writer
Nicolas Briançon
Nicolas BriançonSelf - Actor
Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean-Claude CarrièreSelf - Screenwriter
Lakis Proguidis
Lakis ProguidisSelf - Writer
Massimo Rizzante
Massimo RizzanteSelf - Writer
Teresa Cremisi
Teresa CremisiSelf - Publisher
Věra Hrabánková
Věra HrabánkováSelf - Kundera's Wife (voice) (archive footage)
Milan Kundera
Milan KunderaSelf - Writer (voice) (archive footage)