In memoriam: Czech writer, filmmaker and ex-political prisoner Jiří Stránský
Published on: Thursday 30 May 2019
Celebrated author, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker Jiří Stránský has died, at the age of 87. A former political prisoner, he led the Czech branch of the international PEN club after the fall of communism and later headed the state cinematography fund. He also dedicated himself to educating schoolchildren about the perils of totalitarianism – all the while nurturing an infectious optimism.
News source: https://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/in-memoriam-czech-writer-filmmaker-and-ex-political-prisoner-jiri-stransky
