

Why Havel?
The first part of the block will be dedicated to the monograph Vojtěch Jasný: The Film Poet in Exile (2020) authored by the film historian Jiří Voráč. The monograph is centered on the legendary director’s life and career after his emigration to Western Europe and to the US after 1968, which have so far received little attention. In exile, Jasný established himself as a film director (he authored over thirty cinema and TV films and documentaries), stage director, photographer, and film studies lecturer. The first part will be followed by the screening of Jasný’s documentary Why Havel? co-produced by himself and Miloš Forman in Canada and Czechoslovakia in 1991. As remarkable as this reflection of the paradoxical transformation of a dissident into a president in the carnival-like atmosphere of the euphoric post-revolution period with the first question marks already appearing may be, it did not meet the expectations of the head of state.
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- Language
- Czech
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Premiere1 Oct 1991
Frequently asked questions
- When was Why Havel? released?
- Why Havel? was released on 1 October 1991.
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- Who directed Why Havel??
- Why Havel? (1991) was directed by Vojtěch Jasný.
- How long is Why Havel??
- Why Havel? runs for 1h 36m.















