Czechia / Dec 19, 1996 / U
Forgotten Light (1996)
Directed by Vladimír Michálek
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1h 45min
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5.0/10
Plot
Father Holy, a village priest, battles against the state and religious bureaucracies of 1980s Czechoslovakia in his fight to raise money for a new church roof. Permeated by his love for the villagers, his encounters are marked by his good humor. In his losing battle against Church and State, Holy is ordered to be transferred away from his parish and his allies. The Czech-American, Milena Jelinek, adapted this moving story from the the novel The Forgotten Light, by the 1930s Czech writer/poet and Catholic priest Jakub Deml. (1934)
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hana Frejková | Novačka |
| Ivo Kubečka | Novák |
| Soňa Valentová | Dr. Prokopová |
| Roman Mecnarowski | |
| Miroslav Knoz | |
| Václav Legner | |
| Zita Kabátová | Tante |
| Jiří Samek | |
| Milan Riehs | |
| Antonín Kinský | Kinský |
| Martin Sitta | |
| Richard Staněk | |
| Alena Pacholíková | Child |
| Agáta Hanychová | Eliška |
| Monika Nosková | Terezka |
| Václav Pacholík | Václav |
| Martin Chlum | Martin |
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| Kryštof Hanzlík | Doctor |
| Michal Přikryl | STB Officer |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Zapomenuté světlo |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czech Republic |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Studio FÁMA 92, Česká televize |
| Release date | 19 dicembre 1996 |
| Executive producer | Jana Tomsová |
| Production | Ivana Kačírková, Jana Tomsová, Alice Nemanská |
| Writer | Milena Jelínková, Jakub Deml |
| Editing | Ivana Kačírková |
| Cinematography | Martin Duba, Pavel Brynych, Stanislav Šťastný, Stanislav Tůma |
| Assistant directors | Kryštof Hanzlík, Hynek Svoboda, Vladimír Michálek |
| Camera operators | Pavel Brynych, Martin Duba, Stanislav Šťastný, Stanislav Tůma |
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| Additional photography | Martin Duba, Pavel Brynych, Stanislav Šťastný, Stanislav Tůma |
| Production design | Jindřich Goetz, Petr Kavan, Martin Heřmanský, Bedřich Čermák, Richard Staněk |
| Art direction | Petr Kavan, Martin Heřmanský, Jindřich Goetz, Bedřich Čermák, Richard Staněk |
| Set decoration | Bedřich Čermák, Martin Heřmanský, Richard Staněk, Jindřich Goetz, Petr Kavan |
| Stunts | Ladislav Lahoda |
| Music | Radim Hladík Sr., Michal Dvořák, Radim Hladík Jr. |
| Sound | Radim Hladík Jr., Radim Hladík Sr., Michal Dvořák |
| Costume design | Petra Jáchimová, Aleš Kocián, Helena Šteidlová |
| Makeup | Petra Jáchimová, Aleš Kocián, Helena Šteidlová |
| Hairstyling | Petra Jáchimová, Aleš Kocián, Helena Šteidlová |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Dec 19, 1996
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