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Release Date:
31 January 2008 (Czech Republic) more
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Sceny z prezidentske kuchyne.
Plot:
A documentary revealing former Czech president Vaclav Havel's private moments and backroom dealings. | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
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A fascinating cinema verite-style portrait more (1 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Václav Havel ... Himself
Ivan Medek ... Himself
Anna Freimanová ... Herself
Vladimír Hanzel ... Himself
Ladislav Spacek ... Himself
Egon Ditmar ... Himself
Pavel Fiser ... Himself
Antonín Manena ... Himself
Miroslav Sklenár ... Himself
Eliska Fucíková ... Herself
Pavel Rechtácek ... Himself
Václav Klaus ... Himself
Milos Zeman ... Himself

Bill Clinton ... Himself
Jacques Chirac ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Citizen Havel (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Czech Republic:145 min (director's cut) | Czech Republic:119 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Soundtrack:
An die Freude (Ode to Joy) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
A fascinating cinema verite-style portrait, 2 August 2009
9/10
Author: footballmonk from Australia

Vaclav Havel confirms his status as one of the most likable men to ever win office in this intriguing film, made over nearly a decade. It's a measure of the man that he's prepared to be so open (joking about his hopes to lose the election, complaining about American food) and shows the contrast with most of today's micro-managed spin-friendly gravy train riders. Many of his meetings take place in smoke and alcohol filled rooms, further marking him as a politician of the old school. The action centres not so much on political decision making (the president is largely a ceremonial position) but more the niceties of diplomacy, both foreign and working with a prime minister he despised. There are plenty of laughs to be had as well as poignant episodes such as the death of his first wife, which is sensitively handled. One of the most illuminating political films of the 21st century.

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