Late Night Talks with Mother

2003

69 min

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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 dialogue with his deceased mother. While alive, Nemec's mother had a troubled relationship with her son; this rumination seems to be Nemec's public platform for coming to terms with unresolved familial issues. The director embellishes his film by linking personal events with 20th century history.

Budget

$0

Genre

Documentary

Director

Jan Němec

Country

Czech Republic

Cast & Crew

Karel Roden

Václav Havel

Jan Němec

Zuzana Stivínová

Marta Kubišová

Pavel Landovský

Věra Jirousová

Jiří Stivín

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Late Night Talks with Mother

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 dialogue with his deceased mother. While alive, Nemec's mother had a troubled relationship with her son; this rumination seems to be Nemec's public platform for coming to terms with unresolved familial issues. The director embellishes his film by linking personal events with 20th century history.

  • Karel Roden

  • Václav Havel

  • Jan Němec

  • Zuzana Stivínová

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