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The Czech film avant-garde
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The Czech film avant-garde

2017-02-21 · 62 min / episode · ★ 3.0

Documentary

The Czech film avant-garde. A unique artistic direction of the 1920s and 1930s with great persons of Czech culture like Vítězslav Nezval, Jaroslav Seifert, Alexander Hackenschmied, Jan Kučera and many others being mentioned. However, is it really a forgotten landmark of the Czech cinematography or an artificial construct, created subsequently by film history?

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Creators
Libor Nemeškal
Production companies
Kouzelná animace, Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně
Countries
Czech Republic
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Michal Bregantfilm historian
Martin Čihákexperimental filmmaker
Tereza Dvořákováfilm historian
Jakub Felcmanfilm historian
Ivan Klimešfilm historian
Zdeněk Kopkafilmmaker, witness
Jiří KrejčíkJiří Krejčíkfilm director
Jiří Novotnýfilm historian, witness
Petr Szczepanikfilm historian
Luděk RandárLuděk Randárnarrator
Monika Appeltovásurvey
Daniel Brogyányisurvey
Jaroslav Mrázeksurvey
Milan Ondruchsurvey, reference narrator

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