Alois Jirásek: F. L. Věk

The novelist and playwright Alois Jirásek (1851-1930) is known as the author of historical short stories, novels and cyclical chronicles of Czech history. His work is the culmination of the revivalist tradition of Czech literature and at the same time the emergence of a tradition of modern realistic historical prose, based on a deep knowledge of the sources, characters of the time and a detailed familiarity with the places depicted. It works: Jiri Ornest. Directed by: Lubomir Konir. Filmed: 2010