Blogs about: Czech New Wave
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The Joke (Jaromil Jires, 1968)
As I wrap up the first set of films in this Watching the Eclipse project, one theme stuck out as incredibly consistent throughout all of them; their distaste for Communism. Or, more specifically, thei… more →
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New Wave Summer: Loves of a Blonde
wrote 6 days ago: And so it begins! Welcome to No More Popcorn’s New Wave Summer. Over the next few weeks, we’re going … more →
NMP's New Wave Summer
wrote 1 week ago: Greetings, readers! Summer is here, and with it brings a relaxed schedule (at least until I head to … more →
Film Review: The Fruit of Paradise (Ovoce Stromu Rajských Jíme) 1969
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wrote 2 months ago: By Matthew Revert We wake up into a world of art – art that permeates every facet of the life … more →
Adelheid - František Vláčil places all his hope in what goes on between two people. (film review)
wrote 3 months ago: František Vláčil is surely one of the greatest directors to have ever lived. For what it’s wor … more →
#159 The Fireman's Ball
wrote 3 months ago: Hoří, má panenko (1967, Milos Forman) Czech director Milos Forman is best known for directing One Fl … more →
Criterion Cuts: "Valerie and her Week of Wonders"
wrote 6 months ago: Hello and welcome to the latest installment of Criterion Cuts, the weekly article where I dig into t … more →
Thankful for World Cinema: Black Peter
wrote 6 months ago: Facets, for those who don’t know is a great distributor with whom lovers of independent, artho … more →
Criterion Cuts: "Daisies"
wrote 7 months ago: Hello and welcome to the latest installment of Criterion Cuts, the weekly article where I dig into t … more →
I served the King of England - Jiri Menzel's take on Bohumil Hrabal just after the Prague Spring.
wrote 7 months ago: I got the distinct feeling all the way through I served the King of England, that i was missing the … more →
The Joke (Jaromil Jires, 1968)
wrote 10 months ago: As I wrap up the first set of films in this Watching the Eclipse project, one theme stuck out as inc … more →
Capricious Summer (Jiří Menzel, 1968)
wrote 10 months ago: I’ve been relatively disappointed with my first foray into the Eclipse sets so far. All of the … more →
Daisies
wrote 10 months ago: Daisies, Věra Chytilová, 1966 Věra Chytilová could not have predicted that nearly every frame from h … more →
The Return of the Prodigal Son (Evald Schorm, 1966)
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wrote 10 months ago: Evald Schorm’s beautifully sad tale of the effects depression has on a seemingly perfect young … more →
A Report on the Party and Guests (Jan Nemec, 1966)
wrote 10 months ago: How easy is it for a society to devolve into fascism? How important is it for us, as human beings, t … more →
Daisies (Věra Chytilová, 1966)
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wrote 10 months ago: So. My first real foray into the dirty underground of the Czechoslovakian New Wave was…interes … more →
Pearls of the Deep (Jiří Menzel, Věra Chytilová, Jaromil Jireš, Jan Němec and Evald Schorm, 1966)
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wrote 11 months ago: A quick bit of background on the Czech New Wave; it was started in the mid 1960s by a group of stude … more →
EAT ME: DAISIES
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wrote 11 months ago: Directed by Vera Chytilová “This film is dedicated to those who get upset only over a stomped- … more →
Introducing a New Feature!
wrote 11 months ago: Maybe I’ll find soon that introducing a new feature every week is overloading myself (especial … more →
