Divadlo Svoboda

Theatre Svoboda
Director
Jakub Hejna
Country
Czech Republic
Year
2011
Genre
Biography, Documentary
Scriptwriters
Jakub Hejna, Barbora Příhodová
Production
endorfilm

Storyline

THEATRE SVOBODA portraits the life and work of the director’s grandfather, world-famous stage designer Josef Svoboda, who tried to juggle creative freedom, family life and political allegiances during the times of a communist regime. Svoboda was able to work for the top of world theatres, such as The Old Vic in London, The Metropolitan Opera in New York and La Scala in Milano. The film takes the viewer literally behind the scenes and reveals some of the secrets of Svoboda’s fascinating lifework through archive materials that have not been published yet.