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Special Screenings · 44th Edition

The Bohemian

Director

Petr Vaclav

Country

Czech Republic, Italy

Runtime

2 h 20 min

Language

Italian

Premiere

MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)

Synopsis

IL BOEMO tells the story of a Czech miller who achieves international fame as the most prolific composer of opera seria in Italy of his day. 

Cast

Vojtěch Dyk, Barbara Ronchi  

Screenplay

Petr Vaclav

Producers

Jan Macola

About the Director

A graduate of the Film and TV School at the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague. For his film PANÍ LE MURIE, he was nominated for a student Oscar. His film CESTA VEN was shown in the ACID section at the Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Czech film to premiere at the this most prestigious film festival in 23 years.The drama NIKDY NEJSME SAMI won the audience Tagesspiegel Award at the Berlinale Festival and the prize for artistic contribution at the Cairo International Film Festival.

Screenings

Fri 18 Nov · 17:45 – 20:08 Tahrir Cultural Center - Ewart Hall