25/2/2016
Closely watched trains
10/3/2016
Zelary
24/3/2016
The Ear / Ucho
28/3/ 2016
The GRAND SCREENING The elementary school zdenek sverak birthday party
CZECH AND SLOVAK sTORIES FEB / MARCH 2016
Closely watched trains, Best Foreign Language Oscar in 1968 Closely Watched Trains (Czech: Ostře sledované vlaky) is a 1966 Czechoslovak film directed by Jiří Menzel, and one of the best-known products of the Czechoslovak New Wave. It was released in the United Kingdom as Closely Observed Trains. It is a coming-of-age story about a young man working at a train station in German-occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. The film is based on a 1965 novel by Bohumil Hrabal and won the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 40th Academy Awards in 1968. The film is based on a 1965 novel of the same name by the noted Czech author Bohumil Hrabal. Menzel and Hrabal worked together closely on the script, making a number of modifications to the novel.The association between Menzel and Hrabal was to continue. They collaborated on the script of the long-banned film Larks on a String, filmed in 1969 but not released until 1990, and after Hrabal’s death in 1997 Menzel filmed another of Hrabal’s novels, I Served the King of England, released in 200. The film won several international awards: The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film awarded in 1968 for films released in 1967 The Grand Prize at the 1966 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival A nomination for the 1968 BAFTA Awards for Best Film and Best Soundtrack A nomination for the 1968 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures A nomination for the 1967 Golden Globe for Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film Initial release: November 18, 1966 (Czechoslovakia) Director: Jirí Menzel Running time: 1h 33m Story by: Bohumil Hrabal Screenplay: Bohumil Hrabal, Jirí Menzel
Stills from the film
ZELARY Academy award nomination for the Best Foreign Language Film
The film is adapted from two works by Czech novelist Květa Legátová “Želary,” a collection of short stories published in 2001, and her 2002 book, “Jozova Hanule.”
Two lovers, a nurse named Eliska (Anna Geislerová) and a surgeon, Richard (Ivan Trojan), join the resistance in Czechoslovakia during World War II. When they are discovered, the couple must separate and Želary is a 2003 Czech/Slovak film di- hide. Joza (György Cserhalmi), one rected by Ondřej Trojan, starring Anna of Eliska’s patients, agrees to take Geislerová. her to an isolated cabin in the small The movie received a 2004 Academy mountain village of Zelary until she Award nomination in the Best Foreign can reunite with Richard. But Eliska Language Film category. It was proand Joza end up living together for duced by Barrandov Studios two years and take on the persona in Prague. of husband and wife.
Director: Ondrej Trojan Story by: Kveta Legátová (novel), Petr Jarchovský Starring: Anna Geislerová, György Cserhalmi Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics USA, Falcon Czech Republic Released: September 4, 2003 Running time: 150 min. Country: Czech Republic/Slovakia
THE EAR Nominated for the Golden Palm, 1990 Cannes Film Festival
Ucho (The Ear) is a Czech language film by Karel Kachyňa, completed in 1970. This film was banned by the nation’s ruling Communist party (who were supported by the occupying Soviet forces). It wasn’t released until late 1989, around the time of Czechoslovakia’s first democratic elections in over 40 years. The film is about a bitter married couple that consists of Ludvik, a senior official of Prague’s ruling Communist regime, and his alcoholic wife Anna. They return home after attending a political party dinner and notice their home has been broken into. Several strange occurrences, including the disappearance of their spare house keys and dead phone lines, lead them to believe that they are under surveillance by their own government. As the night progresses, the flaws of their marriage and of each other are exposed.
Initial release: October 18, 1990 (Hungary) Director: Karel Kachyňa Running time: 1h 34m Initial DVD release: October 3, 2005 (United Kingdom) Screenplay: Karel Kachyňa, Jan Procházka
more than 50 cinemas over the world at the same time will be celebrating zdenek sverak’s birthday
28/3/2016
doors: 7.30pm
new reconstructed version of : the elementary school This gentle comedy takes place just after World War II., during the academic year 1945-46. Ten-year-old Eda and his friend Tonda attend an elementary school in Prague suburbs. They are pupils of an all-boy class which is famous for its bad behaviour. No wonder one day the teacher is drive out of her mind. Although it seems there exists no remedy, nevertheless… The teacher is replaced by Igor Hnízdo – allegedly the hero of several military operations – an energetic, uncompromising and just man. His only weakness is his grea interest in the fair sex. In no time the little tyrants who have been taken by surprise
turn into meek sheep, ready to defend their new teacher at any time and any place. Reticent Eda watches him, comparing him with his own unvaliant father who, in reality, my however have been and probably is much more of an hero… Script writer Zdenek Sverak has created an autobiographical mosaic of his childhood memories, returning to the time when he was ten years old. At this crucial stage, boys are still children but already perceive the adults’ world with great intensity. This extraordinarily ordinary and artfully simple film endowed with intelligent humour is rich in
many surprises, secrets, as well as in an understanding attitude toward human weaknesses. The story will no doubt be a refreshing balm for the souls of the viewers who are constantly attacked by violence, cynicism and formal emptiness.
The Elementary School (Czech: Obecná škola) is a 1991 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Jan Sverák. The screenplay comes from the pen of his father Zdenek Sverák. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1991 and is considered to belong among the best Czechoslovak films ever. Initial release: August 1, 1991 (Czechoslovakia) Director: Jan Sverák Running time: 1h 40m Screenplay: Zdenek Sverák Music composed by: Jirí Svoboda
Zdenek Sverák (born 28 March 1936 in Prague) is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. He is one of the most popular Czech cultural personalities. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1958, he graduated in Czech language and literature at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. He has worked in a wide variety of capacities. His work contains more than 300 musical texts, plays and more than ten movies. Among his film scripts are Kolya (Czech: Kolja, Academy Award winning film) and The Elementary School (Czech: Obecná Škola, nomination for Academy Award), both directed by his son Jan Svěrák. With his close friend Ladislav Smoljak, he created the fictional personality (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminalist, poet, writer and philosopher) Jára Cimrman who won the voting for The Greatest Czech in 2005 (only the fact that Cimrman is fictional prevented him from actually winning). Zdeněk Svěrák also founded a charity organization Paraple which focuses on helping paralyzed individuals.
The world premiere of the new reconstracted film of zdenek sverak at deptford cinema
28/3/2016 7.30pm
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Photo: Gabriela Zigova, Deptford cinema, The Unbereable Lightness of Being screening and the lecture, 2015
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