Directed by:
Helena TřeštíkováScreenplay:
Helena TřeštíkováComposer:
Tadeáš VěrčákPlots(1)
From a 21-year-old student leader during the 1989 Velvet revolution to a man in his mid-forties who has lived on a roller coaster and experienced both victories and losses. The life of Jakub Špalek, the founder and director of Prague-based Jester theatre, has always been driven and engulfed by obsession with theatre. His house near Prague is gradually being filled with theatre decorations and costumes, Jakub's wife and two daughters have left. A new beginning and one of the hardest decisions imaginable are in store for him. Life with the Jester is a story of a quest for balance between freedom, responsibility and artistic principles. A story that spans 23 years in the life of an intriguing personality and a leading figure of Czech theatre. (official distributor synopsis)
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