PRAGUE — For many, working in close quarters with a parent might sow little more than ulcers or insanity. For Czech director Jan Sverak, collaboration with his father has borne much sweeter fruit: two ...
Nobody seemed happier about winning an Oscar in 1997 than Czech director Jan Sverak. He gave an exuberant speech accepting the award for best foreign- language film. Watching him on TV that night, ...
Louka (Zdenek Sverák) was once a cellist with the Prague Symphony Orchestra. Now, the ageing but convinced bachelor makes a living performing at funerals and restoring gravestones on the side. His ...