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May the Lord Be with Us

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May the Lord Be with Us
Czech poster
Written byPavel Kosatík
Directed byZdeněk Jiráský
StarringKarel Dobrý, Ondřej Malý, Eva Josefíková
Music byJan Čtvrtník
Country of originCzech Republic
Austria
Germany
Original languageCzech
Production
ProducerMartin Lubomírský
CinematographyMichal Černý
Running time77 minutes
Production companiesČT, Arte and ORF
Original release
ReleaseApril 20, 2018 (2018-04-20) (Finále Plzeň)[1]
May 13, 2018 (Česká televize)

May the Lord Be with Us (Czech: Bůh s námi - od defenestrace k Bílé hoře, originally titled Defenestrace) is a 2018 Czech historical television film directed by Zdeněk Jiráský.[2] It was coproduced by Czech Television, Arte and ORF.[3][4] It premiered at Finále Plzeň Film Festival.[5] The film was watched by 799,000 people.[6]

Plot

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The film is set during the Bohemian Revolt that triggered the Thirty Years' War. The main characters are Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, Ferdinand II and Frederick I, known as the Winter King.[3]

Cast

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Reception

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Martin Staněk praised the film's focus on historical events. He also stated that the film was well-written and well-directed.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Bůh s námi – od defenestrace k Bílé hoře". festivalfinale.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Defenestration – Pavel Kosatík". kosatik.eu. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Znovu se bude vyhazovat z oken. Natáčí se historický film Defenestrace". iDNES.cz. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Na Kratochvíli vyhodili z oken dva úředníky. Natáčel se tu dokument o defenestraci". rozhlas.cz. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Finále Plzeň 2018: od premiéry Bůh s námi po electroswingový Erotikon". Informuji.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Pořadem dne opět hokej, utkání s Francií přes milion". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  7. ^ Kilián, Milan (28 July 2017). "FOTOGALERIE: Filmaři proměnili hrad Švihov ve vídeňský Hofburg". Klatovský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Televizní koprodukce Bůh s námi je epické drama bez ztráty historické věrnosti". totalfilm.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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