
Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)
Documentary
Overview
A labyrinthine portrait of Czech culture on the brink of a new millennium. Egon Bondy prophesies a capitalist inferno, Jim Čert admits to collaborating with the secret police, Jaroslav Foglar can’t find a bottle-opener, and Ivan Diviš makes observations about his own funeral. This is the Czech Republic in the late 90s, as detailed in Karel Vachek’s documentary.
Top Cast


Václav Havel
Václav Havel
Václav Havel


Mejla Hlavsa
Mejla Hlavsa
Mejla Hlavsa
Jan Klusák
Jan Klusák
Jan Klusák


Jiří Krejčík
Jiří Krejčík
Jiří Krejčík


Jan Němec
Jan Němec
Jan Němec


Karel Vachek
Karel Vachek
Karel Vachek


Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová
Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová
Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová


Egon Bondy
Egon Bondy
Egon Bondy
Jaroslav Foglar
Jaroslav Foglar
Jaroslav Foglar
Ivan Martin Jirous
Ivan Martin Jirous
Ivan Martin Jirous
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