"Leaving" by Václav Havel in Husets Biograf
02.10.2019 / 12:03 | Aktualizováno: 05.02.2020 / 14:06
On Tuesday 1 October 2019, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Copenhagen and Husets Biograf arranged a traditional film night. On the occasion of this year’s 30th anniversary since the Velvet Revolution we will screen the film Leaving, Václav Havel’s film debut. The film won two Czech Lion Awards in 2011.
Leaving is the story of a turning point in a person’s life. Dr. Vilém Rieger was a chancellor for many years; however, he recently was ousted from his office and he evidently is unable to cope with this on the inside. Although he endeavours to not let it show, in essence his world has collapsed. He must move out of the government villa, which has over the years become his home, and he must undergo undignified procedures separating the government’s things from his private things. Simultaneously - and primarily - he must live through the falling apart of his surroundings, his “court”, and realise how little he knew it.
