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New Czech Cinema

May 11, 2018 – May 13, 2018

Accumulator 1

Directed by Jan Svěrák

Recently restored, Svěrák’s wild, prescient comedy remains one of the most popular films in Czech cinema history. Olda (Petr Forman), …

Barefoot

Directed by Jan Svěrák

Based on his father’s coming-of-age memoir set during the waning years of World War II, Svěrák’s (Koyla, The Elementary School, …

Ice Mother

Directed by Bohdan Sláma

Sláma’s charming, romantic drama centers on themes of familial conflict and the possibility of rebirth at any age. After her …

Milada

Directed by David Mrnka

Milada tells the story of Milada Horáková, a heroine whose fight for democracy included surviving imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps …

The Quartette

Directed by Miroslav Krobot

Set in a small Czech town, Krobot’s charming film follows a quartet of string players who meet frequently to rehearse …

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