The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

Synopsis

"A man is immortal as long as he lives in the memory of others,” said well-known Czech writer Arnošt Lustig with a wry smile. In December 2006 when her father turned 80, filmmaker Eva Lustigová began to see just how closely his words applied to himself personally. Her method involved recording their meetings and personal interviews together, until Lustig’s death in February 2011. Employing his notorious sense of humor, the film presents the world-renowned author as he recalls a carefree childhood cut short by the Nazi occupation, the horror of life in a concentration camp, the beginnings of his writing career, living in Israel and the USA, and his lifelong friendship with Ota Pavel. Geneva-based Eva Lustigová’s documentary is not a traditional portrait compilation of a famous writer that chronologically investigates his life, but rather a loosely assembled, lively movie about a person with an eternal love for life as it is.

Main Cast

Arnošt Lustig

Self

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Květa Fialová

Self

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Jiří Justic

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ivan Passer

Self

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

Miloš Forman

Self

Age : 86 | Popularity : 13%

Tomáš Töpfer

Narrator (voice)

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Eva Lustigová

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Josef Vinklář

Self

Age : 76 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Eva Lustigová
Writing	Writer	Eva Lustigová
Department	Role	Name

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