Monday, July 29, 2013

The Joke (1968)

The Joke • Žert (1968)
The Joke • Žert (1968)
Czech New Wave
Genre: Drama
Director: Jaromil Jireš
Starring: Josef Somr , Jana Dítětová , Luděk Munzar , Jaroslava Obermaierová , Evald Schorm , Milan Svrčina , Miloš Rejchrt , Věra Křesadlová , Jaromír Hanzlík
Language: Czech
Duration: 80 min.
Rating: 6.9
Summary:
The tale of a man expelled from the Communist Party because of a political joke.

Monday, July 15, 2013

All My Good Countrymen (1968)

All My Good Countrymen • Všichni dobří rodáci (1968)
All My Good Countrymen • Všichni dobří rodáci (1968)
Czech New Wave
Genre: Drama
Director: Vojtěch Jasný
Starring: Radoslav Brzobohatý, Věra Galatíková, Vlastimil Brodský, Eva Blažková, Waldemar Matuška, Marie Málková, Vladimír Menšík
Language: Czech
Duration: 114 min.
Rating: 7.5
Summary:
A post WWII portrait of a picturesque Moravian village, that follows the lives of its inhabitants in rapidly changing political and economic times.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

2013 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Award Winners


The 48th edition of the Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) International Film Festival has now come to an end, with the gala closing awards ceremony held Saturday (July 6, 2013) evening in the Grand Hall of the luxurious Thermal Spa Hotel.

The winner of this year's Crystal Globe for Best Feature Film was Le grand cahier / A nagy füzet, a Hungrarian/German/Austrian/French production directed by János Szász. An adaptation of the controversial first novel by Hungarian writer Agota Kristof about 13-year-old twins who are forced to endure the final years of WWII with their cruel grandmother.

Read on for the full list of award winners from this year's Karlovy Vary IFF: