Václav Havel: Living in Freedom

October 26 - 27, 2022

As part of the Václav Havel Weeks, Pera Film in collaboration with the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Istanbul present Václav Havel: Living in Freedom a biographic documentary dedicated to the personality and legacy of Václav Havel.

Directed by Andrea Sedláčková, this biographical documentary sheds new light on a unique archive collection with the underlining question, how can one person live so many lives? The political biographical documentary features never-seen-before footage of the both the life in power and the private life of Václav Havel and introduces it in the context of a complex historical period of Europe and the world. 

Shown in original Czech with Turkish subtitles for the first time, Václav Havel: Living in Freedom will be at Pera Film on 26 & 27 October 2022 at 19:00.

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October 26

19:00 Václav Havel: Living in Freedom

October 27

19:00 Václav Havel: Living in Freedom

Václav Havel: Living in Freedom

Václav Havel: Living in Freedom

Journey to the East

Journey to the East

Pera Museum presents an exhibition of French artist Félix Ziem, one of the most original landscape painters of the 19th century. This week we are sharing Ziem’s work inspired by Istanbul and “the East”! 

Girl in a Blue Dress

Girl in a Blue Dress

This life-size portrait of a girl is a fine example of the British art of portrait painting in the early 18th century. The child is shown posing on a terrace, which is enclosed at the right foreground by the plinth of a pillar; the background is mainly filled with trees and shrubs. 

Medicinal Herbs in Byzantium

Medicinal Herbs in Byzantium

Knowledge of plants and the practice of healing are closely entwined. The toxic or hallucinogenic nature of some roots, and the dangers associated with picking them, conferred a mythical or magical character and power.