Trailer
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
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Overview
"A man is immortal as long as he lives in the memory of others,” said well-known Czech writer Arnošt Lustig with a wry smile. In December 2006 when her father turned 80, filmmaker Eva Lustigová began to see just how closely his words applied to himself personally. Her method involved recording their meetings and personal interviews together, until Lustig’s death in February 2011. Employing his notorious sense of humor, the film presents the world-renowned author as he recalls a carefree childhood cut short by the Nazi occupation, the horror of life in a concentration camp, the beginnings of his writing career, living in Israel and the USA, and his lifelong friendship with Ota Pavel. Geneva-based Eva Lustigová’s documentary is not a traditional portrait compilation of a famous writer that chronologically investigates his life, but rather a loosely assembled, lively movie about a person with an eternal love for life as it is.
Cast
Arnošt Lustig
Self
Květa Fialová
Self
Jiří Justic
Self
Ivan Passer
Self
Miloš Forman
Self
Tomáš Töpfer
Narrator (voice)
Eva Lustigová
Self
Josef Vinklář
Self
Václav Havel
Self
Jiří Menzel
Self
Ivana Trump
Self
Zdeněk Svěrák
Self
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