Leaving (Czech: Odcházení) is a 2011 Czech drama film written and directed by Václav Havel, based on his play of the same name, an absurdist look at the life of an ex-politician.[2][3][4] The film received two Czech Lion awards.[5]
| Leaving | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Czech | Odcházení |
| Directed by | Václav Havel |
| Screenplay by | Václav Havel |
| Based on | Leaving by Václav Havel |
| Produced by | Jaroslav Bouček |
| Starring | Josef Abrhám |
| Cinematography | Jan Malír |
| Edited by | Jiří Brožek |
| Music by | Michal Pavlíček |
| Distributed by | Bontonfilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Language | Czech |
| Budget | 44 million korunas[1] |
Background
editLeaving is the only film directed by former Czech president and playwright Václav Havel. It was released in cinemas on 24 March 2011, and broadcast by Czech Television on 18 December, the day of Havel's death.[6]
The film received nominations in all major feature film categories in the 2011 Czech Lion Awards, winning two: Best Editing (Jiří Brožek) and Best Screenplay (Havel).[5]
It was screened within the Forum section of the 2011 Berlinale[7] and at the second Festival du film Czech-in, Paris.[8]
Cast
edit- Josef Abrhám as Vilém Rieger
- Dagmar Havlová as Irena
- Vlasta Chramostová as Grandmother
- Eva Holubová as Monika
- Tatiana Vilhelmová as Vlasta
- Jan Budař as Albín
- Ivana Uhlířová as Zuzana
- Jiří Lábus as Hanus
- Roman Bloodworth as Občan Vaněk
- Oldřich Kaiser as Viktor
- Barbora Seidlová as Bea Weissenmütelhofová
- Stanislav Zindulka as Osvald
- Jiří Macháček as Jack
- Stanislav Milota as Bob
- Miroslav Krobot as Knobloch
References
edit- ^ "Václav Havel začal natáčet své Odcházení" [Vaclav Havel Begins Filming Leaving]. magazin.aktualne.cz (in Czech). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 101. ISBN 978-1908215017.
- ^ "FNE at Czech Lions 2012: Vaclav Havel's Leaving dominated nominations". filmneweurope. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ Billington, Michael (19 December 2011). "Václav Havel: a major dramatist as well as a major politician". guardian. London. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Český lev: Z dvanácti nominací uplatnilo Havlovo Odcházení dvě" (in Czech). Literární noviny (originally ČTK). 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Havlovo Odcházení ovládlo žebříček nedělní sledovanosti" [Havel's Leaving Dominates Sunday Ratings]. tyden.cz (in Czech). 19 December 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Na Berlinale jedou tři české filmy, promítat se bude i Kuky a Odcházení" [Three Czech Films Will Be Screened at the Berlinale, Including Kuky and Leaving]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Une dizaine de films projetés à Paris pour promouvoir la récente production tchèque" [A Dozen Films Screened in Paris to Promote Recent Czech Productions]. francais.radio.cz (in French). 7 November 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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