Prague Castle (Photo: Emily O'Dell)
The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.
— Vaclav Havel
On Monday, October 14th at 6 PM Czech director Petr Jančárek will personally present the second part of his documentary trilogy: Václav Havel: Prague Castle in New York City at the Bohemian National Hall. The film presents a window into the life of Vaclav Havel, the playwright and dissident who became the first President of the Czech Republic.
The enormous creative and spiritual potential of our nation is not being used sensibly.
— Vaclav Havel
Featuring interviews with Havel, as well as with his friend the Dalai Lama, Fareed Zakaria, song writer Suzanne Vega and others, the film tells “the story of a truly unique period in the history of the former Czechoslovakia, and the complex personality of the former President, who suddenly went from being a dissident to becoming the head of a free democratic state.” A Q&A session with director Jančárek will follow the screening.
Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope;
perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity.
— Vaclav Havel
