Forest 1969

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A poetic melodramatic documentary inspired by the death of Jan Palach. The footage from the funeral is accompanied by the words of Maxim Gorky's Old Woman Izergil (On the Flaming Danek's Heart), sung by Kühn's mixed choir, solos by Milada Sýkorová and Jiří Němeček. The apotheosis of a leader who sacrificed himself to save his people, warning of the cowardice of the crowd.

Release Date 1969-01-01
Runtime 12m
Directors Ivan Balaďa, Juraj Šajmovič, Ivan Koudelka, Karel Hložek, Ivan Vojnár
Producer
Writers Ivan Balaďa, Ivan Balaďa, Maxim Gorky