This animation from Czech director Michaela Pavlátová has an interesting premise; a blonde and blue-eyed Czech woman marries an Aghan and goes to live with his family in Kabul as the Taliban increase their dominance.
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For its imagery alone, this bleak and beautiful drama by Ivan Ostrochovský is worth a look, although it’s love of an exquisitely composed frame distances you from the characters.
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Beautifully crafted, with an authentic 80s Communist aesthetic, The Teacher is a lesson in the power of the collective. Continue reading
I love contemporary black and white films. It’s the beauty of the tone and the other-worldliness it creates. I, Olga Hepnarova is a quiet, thoughtful film. Based on history, Olga was the last woman executed in Czechoslovakia, at the age of 22, for deliberately driving a truck along a crowded footpath. This portrayal attempts to create some context to her life and glean the psychology behind this act. Continue reading
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