Forest
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.
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Ivan Balaďa Director · Maxim Gorky Author Štěpán Koníček Composer
First release January 1, 1969 · Produced in XC · Working title Srdce
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Československý armádní film
Production
XC
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Srdce
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Original title
Les
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · January 1, 1969
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