Jiří Menzel, Věra Chytilová, Jaromil Jireš, Jan Němec, and Evald Schorm
Czechoslovakia,
1966
A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the versatility of the movement’s directors. Based on stories by the legendary writer Bohumil Hrabal, the shorts range from the surreally chilling to the caustically observant to the casually romantic, but all have a cutting, wily view of the world. Films by: Jiri Menzel, Vera Chytilov, Jaromil Jires, Jan Nemec, & Evald Schorm.