Mein Vater, der Fürst

An intimate portrait of the relationship between Lila Schwarzenberg and Karel Schwarzenberg, Chancellor to Václav Havel and former Foreign Minister. One of the principal post-November 1989 moral authorities, affectionately known by many as “the Prince”, Schwarzenberg spent dozens of hours over a period of five years with his daughter, co-director on the film, in places that shaped the somewhat uneasy destiny of this noble family. Prague, Orlík, Vienna, Murau in Styria – everywhere where privacy melded with defining moments in 20th-century history. The fascinating discussions between father and daughter also open up uncomfortable, controversial themes, such as the complex process of growing up in the shadow of a charismatic father, moreover, under the weight of aristocratic traditions and customs. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)