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What was the real cause of the death of Bedřich Smetana, the founding father of Czech national music? Even after 140 years, there are still different opinions among doctors, musicologists and scholars, and it’s not clear why the subject still arouses such passion. The life and death of Bedřich Smetana from surprising angles, not only from the perspective of contemporary experts and living descendants, but also from a uniquely conceived reconstruction of eyewitness testimonies.
HD | 52´ | © 2024
director(s): Ivan Bareš
producer(s): Czech Television
scriptwriter(s): Ivan Bareš, Martin Šafránek
director of photography: Marek Blaha, Jiří Krejčík, Mgr. Jiří Zeiner
cast: Petr Lněnička, Sarah Haváčová, Martin Myšička
rights available: TV, Video, Internet
original language: Czech
subtitles available: English