A Documentary Opera featuring the contradictory life of progressive composer and prominent communist Jan Kapr (1914-88), Stalin award laureate, later banned in socialist Czechoslovakia. While Kapr’s life escalates towards pivotal moments, we follow opera songs reflecting these crucial life junctures, those establishing an artist’s fate. The film explores the nature of memory, and narration, using Kapr’s personal, never before seen amateur films manifesting his humor, inner struggles and desire to leave traces for eternity.

Writer / Jiří Austerlitz/Adámek , Lucie Králová    Story / Lucie Králová    DoP / Adam Oľha , Jakub Halousek , Martin Řezníček , Petr Příkaský , Tomáš Stanek    Editor / Adam Brothánek    Sound / Richard Müller    Music / Petra Šuško    Set Designer / Jan Komárek

Release date / 14 December 2022

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