Special Screenings 2022 / Mein Vater, der Fürst / Austria, Czech Republic 2022
An intimate portrait of the relationship between Karel Schwarzenberg, a key figure of the post-November 1989 era, and his daughter Lila Schwarzenberg. The fascinating discussions, filmed over a period of five years, also open up uncomfortable, controversial themes, such as the complex process of growing up in the shadow of a charismatic father, moreover, under the weight of aristocratic traditions and customs.
An intimate portrait of the relationship between Lila Schwarzenberg and Karel Schwarzenberg, Chancellor to Václav Havel and former Foreign Minister. One of the principal post-November 1989 moral authorities, affectionately known by many as “the Prince”, Schwarzenberg spent dozens of hours over a period of five years with his daughter, co-director on the film, in places that shaped the somewhat uneasy destiny of this noble family. Prague, Orlík, Vienna, Murau in Styria – everywhere where privacy melded with defining moments in 20th-century history. The fascinating discussions between father and daughter also open up uncomfortable, controversial themes, such as the complex process of growing up in the shadow of a charismatic father, moreover, under the weight of aristocratic traditions and customs.
Karel Och
79 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Lukas Sturm, Lila Schwarzenberg
/ Screenplay Lukas Sturm
/ Dir. of Photography Christoph Beck, Duli Diemannsberger, Nino Leitner, Christian Stolz
/ Music Walter Werzowa
/ Sound Sonobelle, Blautöne
/ Editor Thomas Vondrak, Monika Willi
/ Producer Gernot Schaffler, Thomas Brunner, Lukas Sturm, Lila Schwarzenberg
/ Production Sabotage Films
/ Coproduction Neulandfilm & Medien GmbH, Thought Engine
/ Contact Sabotage Films
/ Distributor Bontonfilm, a.s.
www: www.myfathertheprince.com
Lukas Sturm (1966, Austria) and Lila Schwarzenberg (1968, Austria). Joint filmography: My Father, The Prince (Mein Vater, der Fürst, 2022, doc.).
Sabotage Films
Renngasse 17, 1010, Wien
Austria
Phone: +43 153 244 20
E-mail: [email protected]
Bontonfilm, a.s.
Na Poříčí 1047/26, 110 00, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 257 415 111
E-mail: [email protected]
Lukas Sturm
Film Director
Lila Schwarzenberg
Film Director
Karel Schwarzenberg
Protagonist
Thomas Brunner
Producer
Raimund Carl
Co-producer
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