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.

Director: Jan Němec

Cast

Karel Roden

(voice)

Václav Havel

Václav Havel

Jan Němec

Jan Němec

Zuzana Stivínová

Mother

Marta Kubišová

Marta Kubišová

Pavel Landovský

Pavel Landovský

V

Věra Jirousová

Věra Jirousová

Jiří Stivín

Jiří Stivín