30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: New Czech Films and TV Programmes

Like Summer Snow (2021) 12

Czech Republic | 2021 | 96 min.

The life story of Jan Amos Comenius, who was probably the most famous Czech exile due to his beliefs and opinions. Living most of his life outside his homeland, his unique ideas, recorded in almost 200 books and writings, were fundamentally ahead of his time and influenced the whole world. Comenius' story is told through a scholar's interview with the painter Rembrandt, who drew his portrait. Based on their dialogue, the individual episodes of Comenius' life unfold before us.

CountryCzech Republic
Year2021
Duration96 min
Rating12
LanguageCzech
SubtitleEnglish
Directed by Lubomír Hlavsa
Screenplay Martin Fahrner
Director of Photography Pavel Kopp
Music Michal Jedovnický
Edited by Lubomír Hlavsa
Contact Česká televize

Biography

A film director and screenwriter. He's made many documentaries for Czech TV. His later work focuses mainly on historical themes and includes the docudrama John Hus: A Journey of No Return. (JJan Hus – cesta bez návratu, 2015) and the biographical feature film Like Summer Snow (Jako letní sníh, 2021).

Literature, Education, History, Biography