Pearls of the Czech New Wave (Criterion, Eclipse Series 32) DVD
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PEARLS OF THE DEEP
Jiri Menzel, Vera Chytilova, Jaromil Jiresā¦ 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.
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DAISIES
Vera Chytilova 1966
Daisies is an aesthetically and politically adventurous film that's widely considered one of the great works of feminist cinema.
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A REPORT ON THE PARTY AND GUESTS
Jan Nemec 1966
In Jan Nemec's surreal fable, a picnic is rudely transformed into a lesson in political hierarchy when a handful of mysterious authority figures show up.
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RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON
Evald Schorm 1967
This raw psychological drama about an engineer unable to adjust to the world around him following his suicide attempt is at heart a scathing portrait of social alienation and moral compromise.
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CAPRICIOUS SUMMER
Jiri Menzel 1968
Two years after his worldwide hit Closely Watched Trains, Jiri Menzel directed this amusing idyll about three middle-aged men whose mellow summer is interrupted by the arrival of a circus performer and his beautiful assistant.
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THE JOKE
Jaromil Jires 1969
Jaromil Jires's brilliant adaptation of Milan Kundera's novel tells the fragmentary tale of a man expelled from the Communist Party because of a political joke.
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Films included:
Ā
PEARLS OF THE DEEP
Jiri Menzel, Vera Chytilova, Jaromil Jiresā¦ 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.
Ā
DAISIES
Vera Chytilova 1966
Daisies is an aesthetically and politically adventurous film that's widely considered one of the great works of feminist cinema.
Ā
A REPORT ON THE PARTY AND GUESTS
Jan Nemec 1966
In Jan Nemec's surreal fable, a picnic is rudely transformed into a lesson in political hierarchy when a handful of mysterious authority figures show up.
Ā
RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON
Evald Schorm 1967
This raw psychological drama about an engineer unable to adjust to the world around him following his suicide attempt is at heart a scathing portrait of social alienation and moral compromise.
Ā
CAPRICIOUS SUMMER
Jiri Menzel 1968
Two years after his worldwide hit Closely Watched Trains, Jiri Menzel directed this amusing idyll about three middle-aged men whose mellow summer is interrupted by the arrival of a circus performer and his beautiful assistant.
Ā
THE JOKE
Jaromil Jires 1969
Jaromil Jires's brilliant adaptation of Milan Kundera's novel tells the fragmentary tale of a man expelled from the Communist Party because of a political joke.
