Forgotten Light
1996, Czech. Directed by Vladimír Michálek.
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)
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- 1h 45m
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- Czech
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- Released
- 19 December 1996
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- Country
- Czech Republic
- Written by
- Milena Jelínková
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What Forgotten Light is based on
Forgotten Light is adapted from a novel.
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Forgotten Light (1996) was directed by Vladimír Michálek and stars Bolek Polívka, Veronika Žilková, Jiří Lábus.
What is Forgotten Light based on?
Forgotten Light is adapted from a novel.