Talks with TGM (2018)
On 26 September 1928, Karel Capek and President T.G. Masaryk meet in the gardens of Topolcianky castle to decide about the fate of their joint literary work. Their fiction film dialogue is based on quotes from a future book and their mutual correspondence, considerably freeing the original format of literary conversation from binding conventions. Capek and Masaryk reproach and offend each other, but they also ask key personal questions and questions about the social functions of a writer and politician respectively. "It's a film about two extraordinary men; it's about the fact that emotions can be sometimes more powerful than ideas even in such exceptional people.
Director: Jakub Červenka
Genre: Drama, History
Runtime: 74 min
Release Date: October 18, 2018
Cast
- Jan Budař - Karel Čapek
- Martin Huba - Tomas Garrigue Masaryk
Screenplay
- Karel Čapek (Book)
- Pavel Kosatík (Screenplay)
Production: Bedna Films, Fantomas Production, PFX
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Language: Český, English
Original Language: cs
Keywords
czechoslovakia
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Talks with TGM about?
- On 26 September 1928, Karel Capek and President T.G. Masaryk meet in the gardens of Topolcianky castle to decide about the fate of their joint literary work. Their fiction film dialogue is based on quotes from a future book and their mutual correspondence, considerably freeing the original format of literary conversation from binding conventions. Capek and Masaryk reproach and offend each other, but they also ask key personal questions and questions about the social functions of a writer and politician respectively. "It's a film about two extraordinary men; it's about the fact that emotions can be sometimes more powerful than ideas even in such exceptional people.
- Who directed Talks with TGM?
- Talks with TGM was directed by Jakub Červenka.
- Who stars in Talks with TGM?
- Talks with TGM stars Jan Budař, Martin Huba.
- How long is Talks with TGM?
- Talks with TGM has a runtime of 1h 14m (74 minutes).
- What genre is Talks with TGM?
- Talks with TGM is a Drama, History film.
- Where was Talks with TGM produced?
- Talks with TGM was produced in Czech Republic, Slovakia.