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Vánoční Sen aka The Christmas Dream

The Christmas Dream or in Czech, Vánoční sen, is a Czechoslovakian animated stop-motion short film from 1945 created by Karel Zeman and Bořivoj Zeman, also known as the Zeman Brothers. This wonderful short film was Karel Zeman’s first experiment in combining live-action footage with stop-motion animation, a process he continued to explore in his later feature films,...

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October 21, 2016

Feature Films Starring the City of Prague

The capital of the Czech Republic, Prague, is not only a beautiful and very popular tourist destination – it’s also one of the most popular film locations Europe. In the last twenty years, since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Prague has been called upon to provide the backdrop to many blockbusters. Today we’re looking at...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

October 19, 2016

Bohumil Hrabal’s Too Loud A Solitude

Genuinely beautiful and artistic puppetry short films like Too Loud a Solitude certainly deserve more recognition. What a delight it was to be contacted by Greg Bachar, the Outreach Coordinator for the new film, Too Loud a Solitude. The film is based on Czech Writer Bohumil Hrabal’s beloved novella, Too Loud A Solitude (Příliš hlučná samota, 1976). This...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

August 29, 2016

Watch This: The Vengeance of She with Olinka Berova

The Vengeance of She is a 1968 British fantasy film directed by Cliff Owen and made by 20th Century Fox. It stars Czech actress Olinka Berova (aka Olga Schoberová) and John Richardson. It was made by Hammer Films as a loose sequel to the 1965 hit film She which starred Ursula Andress. The character Kallikrates, played by John Richardson, is the...

CULTURE, Movies

July 11, 2016

Czechoslovakia 1968: The Award Winning Documentary

Czechoslovakia 1968 is a short documentary film about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, composed entirely of sepia toned archival footage. It was produced in 1969 and it focuses primarily on “Prague Spring”, also known as the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia. A virtually wordless visual history of Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1968, it is a collection of images...

ENTERTAINMENT, History, Movies

February 29, 2016

Alexander Hammid and the Avant Garde

Alexandr Hackenschmied (December 17, 1907 – 26 July 26, 2004). He was one of the most significant personalities of Czech film and photograph avant-garde. In the beginning of the 1930’s, he was a distinct promoter of world avant-garde movements and he organized one of the first avant-garde film projections in Prague, showing various films including those...

CULTURE, Movies

November 10, 2015

Jiri Trnka’s Masterpiece – Ruka – The Hand

Ruka or The Hand (in English) was Jiří Trnka’s last film in 1965. Jiří Trnka was born in the city of Plzeň in 1912. His mother was a dressmaker, so he had access to fabrics and other such materials and he taught himself to sew. He was also a very skilled self-taught wood carver and basically taught...

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November 6, 2015

Watch This: Limonadovy Joe – The Czech Western Experience

Lemonade Joe, or The Horse Opera (Czech: Limonádový Joe or Koňská opera) is a 1964 Czechoslovak musical comedy film, directed by Oldřich Lipský and written by Jiří Brdečka, based on his novel and stage play. This is a brilliant Czechoslovakian parody filmed in an avant garde style and a terrific example of Czech New Wave. It is positively...

CULTURE, Movies

October 19, 2015

Czech New Wave Cinema and Věra Chytilová

If you have never heard of Czech New Wave Cinema then you cannot truly call yourself a lover of all things film. That’s why today, we’re sharing Czech New Wave Cinema and Věra Chytilová. The experiential movement began in the 1960s and many films were being made, but one has always stuck out and that is the 1966...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

August 31, 2015

The Men From U.N.C.L.E

I just went to the movie theater a couple of days ago and saw The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is based on the American television series broadcasted on NBC in the 1960s. The movie itself was great. Guy Ritchie did a wonderful job directing, and the soundtrack by Daniel Pemberton was fitting...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

August 27, 2015

Cameraman – The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff

Through a most beautiful lens, we meet the cameraman behind the magic. Film making has existed for ten decades and legendary cinematographer Jack Cardiff had a career that spanned nine of those. His work with Technicolor forever changed how we see film and his vivid colors and effects brought stories to life. It can be...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

July 29, 2015

Watch This: Dorothea Lange – Grab a Hunk of Lightning

Last night we watched Dorothea Lange – Grab a Hunk of Lightning. Amazing. The footage in this film is breathtaking. You feel as you are there with Dorothea today, and yet the footage of her planning her exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) was taken in the 1960’s. Such contemporary views, I was...

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July 27, 2015

Czech Ecstasy Shocked the World in 1933

Czech Ecstasy shocked the world in 1933. Yes, Czechs are known to expand limits, break barriers and stretch the boundaries of the world. Always on the cutting edge and forward thinkers, even the first president Tomas G. Masaryk, (the Father of Czechoslovakia) talked about being able “to see and hear without any wire… just imagine”. Did he, on November...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

June 22, 2015

Filth & Wisdom

Filth & Wisdom. What a name. But who can not love a film with Eugene Hutz, (born Yevheniy Aleksandrovich Nikolayev-Simonov in the Ukraine) the super funny actor you may recognize from the film Everything Is Illuminated or the Gypsy Punk band known as Gogol Bordello. In fact, Hutz made his film debut in the 2005...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

June 8, 2015

Watch This: Vrchní, prchni – Run Waiter Run

“Vrchní, prchni” is also known in English as “Waiter! Flee” or “Run, Waiter, Run.” This hilarious 1981 Czechoslovak comedy, directed by Ladislav Smoljak, offers a comedic glimpse into life during the era of communism. Laden with hidden humor and references, it’s a film that demands attentive viewing. The story revolves around a man grappling with...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

May 21, 2015

Watch This: The Shop on Main Street

“The Shop on Main Street” (Obchod na korze) is a Czech masterpiece from 1965. The story follows Anton Brtko, a simple Slovak carpenter known as “Tóno.” When the town undergoes Aryanization, Tóno’s brother-in-law assigns him to take over the sewing shop of an elderly and nearly deaf woman named Rozália Lautmannová, also known as Lautman....

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