Forgotten Light (Zapomenuté světlo) 27 years old
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)
Credits
Forgotten Light Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jiří Pecha He was 52, 74 years old when he died | as Klíma |
| Veronika Žilková She was 35, now 63 years old | as Marjánka |
| Michal Přikryl He was 33, now 61 years old | as STB Officer |
| Jiří Lábus He was 46, now 74 years old | as Vicar Kubišta |
| Zita Kabátová She was 83, 99 years old when she died | as Tante |
| Bolek Polívka He was 47, now 75 years old | as Vicar Holý |
Forgotten Light Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Milena Jelinek as Screenplay. She was 61 (now 89) years old | Writing |
| Vladimír Michálek as Director. He was 40 (now 68) years old | Directing |
Forgotten Light (27 years)
- Release day: Thursday, December 19, 1996
- Runtime: 105 minutes