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29 Th of the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Was Finally Brought Down th n the fall of 1989, something happened that many never thought could happen: the IIron Curtain, the sphere of influence and control the Soviet Union maintained over many –29 of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, was finally brought down. Nowhere was that process of liberation more dramatic than in rd Czechoslovakia. Responding to a brutal po- lice suppression of a peaceful protest march, millions of Czechs and Slovaks took to their 23 streets, the final proof (if any were still needed) that the “people’s government” represented The Kind Revolution little more than those who ran it. Within months, Václav Havel, a dissident ` playwright who had become the best-known symbol of resistance to the Soviet-backed re- gime, was elected president of a new, multi-par- ty democracy. Czechoslovakia, which would soon split into separate Czech and Slovak enti- ties, was once again free to carve out its own October path, make its own mistakes, and establish the role of a small nation in the middle of Europe and a rapidly globalizing world. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Citizen Havel Velvet Revolution—so-called because of the ˇ impressive lack of violence that accompanied Citizen Havel / Obcanˇ Havel the toppling of the Communist government—this PaveL KouTeck‘Y anD MiroSLav JaneK, series presents some of the finest Czech films CzeCh rePuBLiC, 2008; 120M Chronicling the private and public life of dissi- made since 1989, including several internation- Designed by Frantisek Kast/SSS and Laura Blum. Pink Tank by David Cerny by Blum. Pink Tank and Laura Kast/SSS Frantisek Designed by dent playwright-turned-president václav havel, al prizewinners and box-office successes. This this Prague Castle confidential goes behind the brief panorama provides powerful evidence of tumultuous scenes of Czech politics from 1992 to the ingenuity and irreverence of today’s Czech 2003. Memorable moments include havel primp- ing for a 2002 NATo summit, Bill Clinton playing cinema, in which hilarity, horror, and humanity “Summertime” in a Prague jazz club, and havel converge all at once to brand a distinctly Bohe- fumbling for keys to show the rolling Stones the mian take on irony. Castle balcony. Winner of the Czech Lion for Best In addition to these contemporary films, a Documentary, the Film is a memorable tribute to sidebar of key Czech classics honors the coun- Koutecky,´ a long-time friend of havel’s who died in a freak accident before filming wrapped. Czech try’s rich filmmaking tradition. Included in this Consul General eliskaˇ zˇigová will introduce the film. pre-’89 collection is a rare screening of Fri Oct 23: 6:30pm Voyage to the End of the Universe, a work long rumored to have been an inspiration for the Divided We Fall / Musíme si pomáhat ˇ creation of . Many of the screenings Jan hreBeJK, CzeCh rePuBLiC, 2000; 122M Star Trek “in completely mad times, just holding onto your will be complemented by discussions with film- sanity can be an exceptional feat, and this excel- Co-curated by The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Laura Blum, in collaboration with the Czech Film Center. Special thanks to Koh-I-Noor and makers, actors, and other distinguished guests. lent film shows how it’s done.” –Los angeles Times Czech Center New York for their support of the series. Additional thanks to the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York; Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society; Jeff Hush; Michael Wolkowitz; the William Petschek Family; Jacob and Ruth Blum; and National Film Archive in Prague. 2727 Voyage to the End of the Universe humor is rarely blacker than in this boudoir drama The Ferrari Dino Girl / Holka Ferrari Dino set in nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, where Jan neMˇ eC, CzeCh rePuBLiC, 2009; 68M a couple reluctantly hides a Jewish escapee Where were you when Warsaw Pact troops and a local nazi collaborator with his romantic took Prague on aug. 21, 1968? Seminal new sights on the wife drops by whenever he gets the Wave director Jan nˇemec was out capturing the urge. Based on a true story, this gripping elegy invasion on camera, from tanks rolling through to unwanted heroism offers no apologies for the the streets to civilians battling Soviet soldiers. strategies its characters use to survive. Divided We incorporating that full, unedited footage, nˇemec’s Fall swept the Czech Lions and was nominated for autobiographical thriller recounts his risky dash the Best Foreign Language Film oscar in 2001. across the border—with an elusive young beauty— Sun Oct 25: 2:20pm to broadcast the tragedy worldwide from austrian Wed Oct 28: 6:15pm television. Pavel Jech, dean of famed Czech film school FaMu, will introduce the film. Empties / Vratné lahve Jan SveˇráK, CzeCh rePuBLiC/uK, 2007; 100M SCreeninG WiTh after striking cinematic pay dirt with the oscar- The Kind Revolution / Neznᡡ revoluce winning Kolya in 1996, father-and-son team Jíˇrí ˇSTreCha anD PeTr SLavíK, zdenekˇ and Jan Sverákˇ returned with the comic CzeCh rePuBLiC, 1990; 37M tale of a natural curmudgeon who ditches his on nov. 17, 1989, riot police crushed a peaceful teaching career to land a job in a pivotal position student protest in Prague. The mass demonstrations in the Czech economy: the bottle return depart- that followed signaled the beginning of the end of ment of the local supermarket. Jan Sverák’sˇ bit- Czech Communism. a powerful manifesto of the tersweet tone never fully redeems his lead, while ideals and non-violent philosophy that would define The Karamazovs nevertheless letting us into his worldview. The the new, democratic state, The Kind Revolution--the approach worked with domestic audiences, who first film to document the events of the Gentle or made Empties the biggest box-office success in velvet revolution--presents images captured over Czech history. Producer eric abraham will intro- ten days by a single unit from Krátkyý‘ Film. Martin duce the oct 24 screening. Palousˇý, Czech ambassador to the u.n, is sched- Sat Oct 24: 6:00pm uled to introduce and discuss the film. Wed Oct 28: 2:15pm Fri Oct 23: 2:00pm Sun Oct 25: 7:00pm Something Like Happiness The Karamazovs / Karamazovi PeTr zeLenKa, CzeCh rePubliC/ PoLanD, 2008; 100M Director Petr Zelenka in person a Czech theater troupe stages The Brothers Karamazov at a Polish steelworks, but the drama on stage is more than matched by the off-stage shenanigans of the cast and their hosts. Dissecting Dostoevsky’s favorite themes of faith, doubt, and moral responsibility, ever-irreverent director Petr zelenka situates the velvet revolution in the larger context of eastern Bloc change wrought by the collapse of Communism. Life and death imi- tate art—or is it vice versa? Mr. zelenka will discuss the film. Thu Oct 29: 6:15pm 2929 The Return of the Idiot /Návrat idiota Some Secrets / Vylet‘ SaSaˇ GeDeon, CzeCh rePuBLiC/ aLiCe neLLiS, CzeCh rePuBLiC/ GerManY, 1999; 100M SLovaKia, 2002; 93M Actor Anaˇ Geislerová in person Personal and political histories intertwine during a “one of the most original and inventive pics out of family road trip to scatter a patriarch’s ashes over Central europe in some time.”- variety the Czech-Slovak border. But with two wayward This loose adaptation of Dostoevsky’s The Idiot daughters, a mother who stretches the truth, and follows a wise fool who leaves an asylum and two generations of men orbiting the far side of enters the lives of four romantically linked friends. comprehension, the family has more than one What he lacks in ego and guile he more than frontier to cross. inspired by William Faulkner’s makes up for in insight and goodness, but that’s As I Lay Dying, nellis’s prize-winning drama simply not enough to save the unhappy people fearlessly confronts its political implications while around him. a contemporary, serio-comic, yet sen- allowing us to form our own opinions about the sitive dissection of the human heart in the sticky characters. Singer/actor iva Bittová, who starred thrall of relationships, The Return of the Idiot won in another alice nellis film, will be on hand to five Czech Lions. ana Geislerová, one of the top introduce the film. stars of the new Czech cinema, will introduce and Sun Oct 25: 4:45pm discuss the film. Wed Oct 28: 4:15pm SCreeninG WiTh Something Like Happiness / Stestíˇ ˇ The Return of the Idiot Czech Peace / Ceskyýˇ ‘ mir BohDan SLáMa, CzeCh rePuBLiC FiLiP reMunDa anD viT KLuSáK, /GerManY, 2005; 102M CzeCh rePuBLiC, 2004; 19M Actor Anaˇ Geislerová in person Empties The merry pranksters behind Czech Dream pre- “a thoughtfully performed, gently quirky human sent a sneak preview of their newest documen- drama about choices made and their often surpris- tary, a pre-war comedy about recent u.S. plans ing consequences.” –The hollywood reporter to install a radar base on Czech soil. Three friends who came of age in the same hous- Sat Oct 24: 8:00pm ing project grapple with loneliness and unrequited Tue Oct 27: 4:00pm desires. Their strained companionship is made even more complicated Ferrari Dino Girl when a fragile young mother (anaˇ Geislerová) is institutionalized and forced to give up her children. Something Like Happiness is one of the most perceptive, and deeply affecting looks at the first post-communist generation. Winner of eight Czech Lions and screened at the 2005 new York Film Festival. Ms. Geislerová will intro- duce and discuss the film. Fri Oct 23: 9:10pm Thu Oct 29: 2:15pm 3131 SPECIAL EVENT Ecstasy / Extase Gustav MaChaT‘Y, CzeChoSLovaKia/austria, 1933; 87M 60’S SIDEBAR an unhappily married eva falls for a seductive young adam in this “adult” classic that made hedy Lamarr a succès de scandale prior to her hollywood debut.
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