What Is to Be Done? A Journey from Prague to Ceský Krumlov, or How I Formed a New Government (1996)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 3H 34M

Director : Karel Vachek
Writer : Karel Vachek

Synopsis

Quite a few years have passed since November 1989. Czechoslovakia has been divided up and, in the Czech Republic, Václav Klaus’s right-wing government is in power. Karel Vachek follows on from his film New Hyperion, thus continuing his series of comprehensive film documentaries in which he maps out Czech society and its real and imagined elites in his own unique way.

Actors

Antonín Baudys
Antonín Baudys
Self
Vlasta Chramostová
Vlasta Chramostová
Self
Petr Cibulka
Petr Cibulka
Self
Václav Havel
Václav Havel
Self
Ivan Martin Jirous
Ivan Martin Jirous
Self
Eva Kantůrková
Eva Kantůrková
Self
Miloš Kirschner
Miloš Kirschner
Self
Václav Klaus
Václav Klaus
Self
Jiří Krejčík
Jiří Krejčík
Self
Stanislav Milota
Stanislav Milota
Self
Josef Pepa Nos
Josef Pepa Nos
Self
Andrej Stankovic
Andrej Stankovic
Self
Karel Vachek
Karel Vachek
Self
Jan Vodňanský
Jan Vodňanský
Self
Tomáš Vorel
Tomáš Vorel
Self
Miloš Zeman
Miloš Zeman
Self

Crews

Karel Vachek
Karel Vachek
Director
Karel Vachek
Karel Vachek
Story
Karel Vachek
Karel Vachek
Screenplay
Antonín Danvhel
Antonín Danvhel
Cinematography
Karel Slach
Karel Slach
Director of Photography
Renata Pařezová
Renata Pařezová
Editor
Ester Krumbachová
Ester Krumbachová
Costume Design
Karel Vachek
Karel Vachek
Art Direction
Petr Brada
Petr Brada
Production Manager
Libor Sedláček
Libor Sedláček
Sound
Jan Storek
Jan Storek
Sound
Pavel Sádek
Pavel Sádek
Sound

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