

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance
2021, Czech. Directed by Miloslav Šmídmajer.
The only documentary about Milan Kundera's legacy
The brilliant Czech writer Milan Kundera has not given an interview in thirty years; nor does he appear in public. How did he become a legendary author? What is so unique about his books?
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Miloslav ŠmídmajerDirector
- Lukáš HlavicaSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Leonard Hädler StirskýPhilosophy Student
- Milan UhdeSelf - Playwright
- Tomáš KubíčekSelf - Literary Historian
- Jan KačerSelf - Actor
- Jiří BartoškaSelf - Actor
- Karel SteigerwaldSelf - Writer
- Jiří BrabecSelf - Literary Historian
- Sylvie RichterováSelf - Writer
- Mojmír JerábekSelf - Journalist
- Tomáš SedláčekSelf - Editor
- Jakub ČeškaSelf - Literary Theorist
Details
- Released
- 21 October 2021
- Original title
- Milan Kundera: od žertu k bezvýznamnosti
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Written by
- Miloslav Šmídmajer, Jakub Vansa
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Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 October 2021. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance, try Love, Antosha, Milius, De Palma.
Who directed Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance?
Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance (2021) was directed by Miloslav Šmídmajer and stars Lukáš Hlavica, Leonard Hädler Stirský, Milan Uhde.