The Good Soldier Svejk, Parts I-III - Osudy dobreho vojaka Svejka I.-III.
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The Good Soldier Svejk, Parts I-III. Courtesy of Czech National Film Archive.
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The Good Soldier Svejk, Parts I-III. Courtesy of Czech National Film Archive.
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The Good Soldier Svejk, Parts I-III. Courtesy of Czech National Film Archive.
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The Two Frosts. Courtesy of Czech National Film Archive.
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The Two Frosts. Courtesy of Czech National Film Archive.
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The Two Frosts. Courtesy of Czech National Film Archive.
Introduction by Irena Kovarova on April 22 at 4:30pm
Adapted from the scathingly funny, hugely influential anti-war classic by anarchist writer Jaroslav Hasek, this three-part satirical farce charts the exploits of the eponymous World War I infantryman, whose antic misadventures continually frustrate his commanding officers—and reveal the absurdity of the entire conflict. Basing his designs on the novel’s original, celebrated illustrations by Josef Lada, Trnka mixes his trademark puppetry with striking cutout-animation sequences to accompany the droll, rambling tales that Svejk spins. The result is a subversive anti-authoritarian statement that captures the novel’s biting wit and irreverent spirit.
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The Two Frosts/ Dva mrazici
Jiri Trnka, Czechoslovakia, 1954, 12m
Czech with English subtitles
Two mischievous frost spirits—voiced by famed comedian Vlasta Burian and author, popular actor, and satirist Jan Werich—make things chilly for a pair of travelers in this wintry comic folktale.
