Late Night Talks with Mother
5.8
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.
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Cast
15 people
Karel Roden
(voice)
Known for
Orphan
Hellboy
Václav Havel
Václav Havel
Also in
The Lost World of Communism
November's Children: Revolution in Prague
Igor Luther
Jan Němec
Jan Němec
Also in
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
No Entrance
Petr Marek
Iva Ruszeláková
Zuzana Stivínová
Mother
Known for
Underworld: Blood Wars
Spaceman
Vera Jirousová
Vera Jirousová
Marta Kubišová
Marta Kubišová
Also in
Martyrs of Love
The Magic Voice of a Rebel
Ester Krumbachová
Ester Krumbachová
Vladimír Vízner
Pavel Landovský
Pavel Landovský
Known for
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Empties
Jan Němec Director · Iva Ruszeláková Story Petr Marek Cinematographer
First release November 30, 2000 · Produced in Czechia · Original title Noční hovory s matkou
Production
Jan Němec - Film
Production
Czechia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Noční hovory s matkou
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · November 30, 2000
Digital
Czechia · January 15, 2003
Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
April 20, 2002 · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Czechia
February 11, 2002 · Physical
October 31, 2002 · TV
Italy
January 23, 2002 · Trieste Film Festival
Netherlands
January 29, 2002 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Switzerland
August 11, 2001 · Locarno Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 17, 2001 · London Film Festival
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