Funeral ceremony for Radoslav Brzobohatý to be held next week

The funeral for legendary Czech actor Radoslav Brzobohatý, who died this week at the age of 79, will be held on Friday, September 21st in Prague-Strašnice. It is not yet clear whether the ceremony will be private or open to members of the public. Mr Brzobohatý was widely recognised as one the country’s finest actors, starring in seminal Czech New Wave films such as All My Compatriots and The Ear, as well as the TV series F.L Věk. Czech TV has honoured the late actor by broadcasting several of his films; on the day of his passing, the broadcaster aired All My Compatriots as well as a 2009 documentary by director Jiří Strach.