Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Les
Status
released
Original Language
cs

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Cast

Oľga Sýkorová as Singing (voice)

Oľga Sýkorová

Singing (voice)

Jiří Němeček as Commentary (voice)

Jiří Němeček

Commentary (voice)

Production Companies

Československý armádní film