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Erotikon

November 12, 2016 Pam Jahn

This silent Czech tale of seduction continues to mesmerise with its sensual portrayal of female sexuality.
Review by Alison Frank

Czech filmearly cinemaEastern European filmfemale charactersGustav Machatysilent film
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Electra, My Love

October 14, 2016 Pam Jahn

Miklós Jancsó’s richly inventive 1974 adaptation of the Greek myth sends an oblique political message.
Review by Alison Frank

Eastern European CinemaGreek mythMiklos Jancsopolitical cinema
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Something Different/A Bagful of Fleas

February 17, 2016 Pam Jahn

This new release explores Věra Chytilová’s early 1960s documentary-inflected pre-Daisies work.
Review by Alison Frank

60s filmCzech cinemaCzech new wavefeminist filmVera Chytilova
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Dragon’s Return

August 23, 2015 Pam Jahn

Eduard Grečner’s film is reminiscent of The Seventh Seal, with its timeless bond with the cycles of nature and local superstition.
Review by Alison Frank

Czech cinemaCzech new waveCzechoslovak new waveIngmar Bergman
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Fruit of Paradise

April 29, 2015 Pam Jahn

Released after the crushing of the Prague Spring, Chytilová’s 1970 follow-up to Daisies is as visually inventive but much darker in tone.
Review by Alison Frank

1960s cinemaBiblical filmCzech cinemaCzech new waveVera Chytilova
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Traps

March 22, 2015 Pam Jahn

Czech New Wave director Věra Chytilová offers a complex view of the consequences of rape in this dark satire.
Review by Alison Frank

1960s filmCzech cinemaCzech new waveEastern European CinemaNew WaveVera Chytilova
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Ganja & Hess

January 26, 2015 Pam Jahn

This utterly unique 70s experimental black vampire film finally comes to DVD and Blu-ray in its original cut.
Review by Alison Frank

African-American cinemaBill GunnBlaxploitationDuane Jonesvampire films
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A Jester’s Tale

September 15, 2014 Pam Jahn

Karel Zeman’s delightful and entertaining period piece combines live action and animation in an original and ingenious way.
Review by Alison Frank

60s cinemaanimationCzech cinemaEastern European CinemaKarel ZemanNew Wave
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Birds, Orphans and Fools

June 23, 2014 Pam Jahn

This liberated slice of 1960s Slovak surrealism is both joyful and tragic and stylistically dazzling.
Review by Alison Frank

60s cinemacounter-cultureCzechoslovak new wavedada cinemaEastern European CinemaGodardhippie cinemaSlovak cinemasurrealist cinemaTruffaut
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The Story of Sin

June 18, 2014 Pam Jahn

Eve is traditionally the temptress, but in Walerian Borowczyk’s 19th-century romance, it is Ewa who is tempted.
Review by Alison Frank

1970s cinemaPolish cinemaStefan ZeromskiWalerian Borowczyk

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