

She wrote Czech literature into existence. Her husband? Wrote her sanity into question.
Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestBiopic of Bozena Nemcová, a famous Czech 19th century writer and feminist, focused on her complicated on-off relationship with her husband Josef Nemec.
Acting
Geislerová's eyes contain multitudes
Costume
Constricting bodices as metaphor, obviously
Writing
Dialogue that cuts like a 19th-century letter opener
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nemcová's real diaries were suppressed for decades by family embarrassed by her romantic life.
This series dropped during Czech debates about removing statues of problematic historical figures—Nemcová got hers cleaned instead.