39 - Jiří Bělohlávek: “But I just love conducting so much…”

A documentary filmed by the director Roman Vávra as an intimate portrait of the conductor Jiří Bělohlávek depicts the last two years of the maestro’s life. Against a backdrop of rehearsals, concerts, interviews and thoughts, the film tells the story about Jiří Bělohlávek’s fateful relationship with the Czech Philharmonic and bears witness to the lifelong passion for and dedication to music and his profession that were so characteristic of Jiří Bělohlávek until the final days of his life.

Producer
Česká filharmonie, příspěvková organizace
Co-production
Česká televize
Country
Czechia
Directed by
Roman Vávra
Camera
Miroslav Janek
Duration
102 minutes
Photos
Festival Awards
7. Dagmar and Vaclav Havel Foundation VIZE 97 Award