Erotikon
This silent Czech tale of seduction continues to mesmerise with its sensual portrayal of female sexuality.
Review by Alison Frank
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Electra, My Love
Miklós Jancsó’s richly inventive 1974 adaptation of the Greek myth sends an oblique political message.
Review by Alison Frank
Something Different/A Bagful of Fleas
This new release explores Věra Chytilová’s early 1960s documentary-inflected pre-Daisies work.
Review by Alison Frank
Dragon’s Return
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
Fruit of Paradise
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
Traps
Czech New Wave director Věra Chytilová offers a complex view of the consequences of rape in this dark satire.
Review by Alison Frank
Ganja & Hess
This utterly unique 70s experimental black vampire film finally comes to DVD and Blu-ray in its original cut.
Review by Alison Frank
A Jester’s Tale
Karel Zeman’s delightful and entertaining period piece combines live action and animation in an original and ingenious way.
Review by Alison Frank
Birds, Orphans and Fools
This liberated slice of 1960s Slovak surrealism is both joyful and tragic and stylistically dazzling.
Review by Alison Frank
The Story of Sin
Eve is traditionally the temptress, but in Walerian Borowczyk’s 19th-century romance, it is Ewa who is tempted.
Review by Alison Frank