“When the camera was on, I experienced incredible moments of pride – in those moments when the characters were incredibly proud of what they had accomplished,” recalls the actor Vojtěch Kotek during the filming of the film Waves about events on the Czechoslovak Radio in 1967-1968. “It didn’t turn out well then, but those people preserved the identity of the nation,” adds the film’s director Jiří Mádl, explaining why he decided to film this historic event.
Spotlight Aktuálně.cz – Vojtěch Kotek and Jiří Mádl | Video: Team Spotlight
He wanted to celebrate the heroism of radio reporters and technicians in 1968 – this is what is behind the decision of director and screenwriter Jiří Mádl to make the film Waves, which will premiere next year. He cast his fellow actor Vojtěch Kotek, with whom he made his debut twenty years ago in the cult comedy Snowboarders.
“I was completely fascinated by how everything is condensed into a single office. In the hands of one person and his decisions,” recalls Mádl, how he read about the events on the radio the night when the troops of the Warsaw Pact invaded Czechoslovakia and the editorial office decided that it was necessary to refute false information about Soviet aid to the Czechoslovak people.
In an interview, two actors and directors talk not only about the period of the so-called Prague Spring and August 1968, but also about what the Velvet Revolution means to them. Both agree that this turning point in Czechoslovak history has one unintended consequence. “It’s a moment from which, for example, my parents expected it to be unchangeable. I have the feeling that it kept us in such a strange calm and lethargy,” explains Kotek. According to Mádl, it is necessary to be careful that “evil is patient”, and therefore we should not neglect the more vulnerable parts of society.
And for what values or topics would Jiří Mádl and Vojtěch Kotek take to the streets to demonstrate? “I think that we are a little more aware that it is only possible to fight for them in the mentioned freedom. The moment that its foundations were destroyed, we would go to the streets,” explains Mádl. Vojtěch Kotek adds that he realizes that the younger generation is already dealing with other pressing problems than, for example, the one that experienced November 1989. “And I really support her in being strong and able to promote what she stands for,” adds the actor .
You can watch the entire interview in the introductory video or listen to it in your favorite podcast app.
2023-12-11 05:02:58
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