Zapomenute Svetlo
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Vladimir Michalek
Boleslav Polívka
Veronika Zilkova
Peter Kavan
Jiri Pecha
Simona Pekova
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Father Holy is a man of faith who is trying to keep the local Communist leaders from closing an aging cathedral during the last days of the Soviet Empire. He is tested from all sides as his parishioners fail to muster any political clout from their ranks while a woman who he has secretly loved for many years is dying of cancer as her husband and children helplessly look on. Father Holy hatches a plan with a local scultor to make a copy of the cathedral's renaissance statue in order to sell the original to raise the funds needed to keep the parish intact. It is a scheme that leads him into interesting encounters with local authorities and members of his parish.
Director
Vladimir Michalek
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-Winner of the Audience Choice Award (with "Mandragora," "Elles," "The Long Way Home," and "Character") at the 1998 Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Co-winner of the Audience Prize (with "Private Parts") and Best Actor (Polivka) at the 1997 Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
The Czech Republic's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1997).
Released in United States April 10, 1998
Released in United States Spring April 10, 1998
Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.
Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 2-7, 1998.
Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 8-19, 1998.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.
Shown at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (in competition) July 4-12, 1997.
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Released in United States April 10, 1998 (Anthology Film Archives; New York City)
Released in United States Spring April 10, 1998
