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This video features candid interviews with the filmmakers-including Vera Chytilova, Jiri
Menzel, Jan Nemec, Ivan Passer, and Jan Sverak, among many others-who created the
Czech New Wave. They recount the struggles they faced as they tried to realize their
artistic visions in a constantly shifting political landscape, from the heady days of the
mid-Sixties, through the repressive period of "Normalization," and up to the present-day,
ten years after the Velvet Revolution. Their sometimes startling comments reflect the
moral and spiritual crisis that pervades the Czech Republic today. At the heart of their
struggle is the role moral integrity plays in determining the fate, not only of an artist, but
perhaps an entire nation.
Directed by Robert Buchar
2000, color, 144 mins
Purchase: $295.00 Rental: $95
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