Leaving (2011 film)

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Leaving
Film poster
CzechOdcházení
Directed byVáclav Havel
Screenplay byVáclav Havel
Based onLeaving
by Václav Havel
Produced byJaroslav Bouček
StarringJosef Abrhám
CinematographyJan Malír
Edited byJiří Brožek
Music byMichal Pavlíček
Distributed byBontonfilm
Release date
  • 24 March 2011 (2011-03-24)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryCzech Republic
LanguageCzech
Budget44 million korunas[1]

Leaving (

Czech Lion awards.[5]

Background

Leaving is the only film directed by former Czech president and playwright Václav Havel. It was released in cinemas on 24 March 2011, and broadcast by Czech Television on 18 December, the day of Havel's death.[6]

The film received nominations in all major feature film categories in the 2011 Czech Lion Awards, winning two: Best Editing (Jiří Brožek) and Best Screenplay (Havel).[5]

It was screened within the Forum section of the 2011 Berlinale[7] and at the second Festival du film Czech-in, Paris.[8]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Václav Havel začal natáčet své Odcházení" [Vaclav Havel Begins Filming Leaving]. magazin.aktualne.cz (in Czech). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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  3. ^ "FNE at Czech Lions 2012: Vaclav Havel's Leaving dominated nominations". filmneweurope. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  4. ^ Billington, Michael (19 December 2011). "Václav Havel: a major dramatist as well as a major politician". guardian. London. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
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    ). 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Havlovo Odcházení ovládlo žebříček nedělní sledovanosti" [Havel's Leaving Dominates Sunday Ratings]. tyden.cz (in Czech). 19 December 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Na Berlinale jedou tři české filmy, promítat se bude i Kuky a Odcházení" [Three Czech Films Will Be Screened at the Berlinale, Including Kuky and Leaving]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Une dizaine de films projetés à Paris pour promouvoir la récente production tchèque" [A Dozen Films Screened in Paris to Promote Recent Czech Productions]. francais.radio.cz (in French). 7 November 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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