Closing Gala: Changes + Q&A with director David Ondříček and actor Jaroslav Plesl
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="CS" style="">David Ondříček,
director of the cult Prague film <i style="">Loners</i>, returns to the city that has
long inspired his work with <i style="">Changes</i>, a witty and bittersweet portrait of
lives in flux, featuring the music of UK-based Rhumba Club.</span><span lang="CS"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="CS">Seven people at
different stages of life cross paths in contemporary Prague. As relationships
begin, unravel and change, Martin (Jaroslav Plesl), Kamila, Dan, Romana, Karel,
Marek and Emma grapple with love, family, ambition and the messy gap between
the lives they imagined and the lives they are actually living. With an
excellent ensemble cast, <i>Changes</i> has a distinctly personal and lived-in
quality. Drawing on the lives of those around him and writing the roles
specifically for his actors, Ondříček combines observational humour, gentle
irony and unexpected twists with naturalistic dialogue and a strong musical
thread to create a warm, perceptive film about relationships, choices and the
possibility of starting again.</span></p>
<p class="isselectedend"><span lang="CS" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:CS">Followed by the Made in Prague Closing Party,
featuring a special DJ set by Rhumba Club, at <a href="https://www.thelowerthird.co.uk/">The Lower Third</a>. <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Everyone is welcome
(tickets via The Lower Third).</span></strong></span></p><p class="isselectedend"><span lang="CS" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:CS"></span></p><p><span lang="CS" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Come for the film, stay for the music and dance into the
night with the stars.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="CS" style="">Part of the 30th Made in Prague Festival
organised by the Czech Centre London.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>PT1H50M182026-11-29