Fri 25.05.2018 | 17:00We and the Matterhorn, the Matterhorn and We (2008)
Section: Special Mention
Directed by: Bernard Šafařík
Czech Republic, 2008, 57 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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After August 1968, over 13,000 people left Czechoslovakia for Switzerland. The Swiss media devoted considerable attention to the arrival of future fellow citizens. Due to the economic prosperity of the host country and the sympathy of the public, many professionals found good work. The film highlights the fact that many incoming people from former Czechoslovakia were undoubtedly a gain for Swiss society. In addition to testimonies of former Czechoslovakia emigrants – now Swiss – there is a lot of never-seen-before footage from Swiss TV.
Fri 25.05.2018 | 18:00Black Peter (1963)
Section: Special Mention
Directed by: Miloš Forman
Czech Republic, 1963, 84 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A psychological and sociological generational about the world of fathers and sons in Czech society of the 1960s. This is a mosaic of the small, seemingly insignificant events in the life of a 16-year-old apprentice – a young man who enters adulthood with uncertainty. He works in a store and is tasked with stopping shoplifters, but isn’t brave enough to catch a thief or even warn him. After work, he spends time with friends and parents, but he doesn't understand anyone much. Their conversations consist of banalities, unanswered questions and pointless monologues...
Sun 27.05.2018 | 13:00Maria Theresa (2017)
Section: Special Mention
Directed by: Robert Dornhelm
Czech Republic, 2017, 203 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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The historical epic look at the life of the young Maria Theresa, who later successfully ruled for more than 40 years an empire that occupied the territory of twelve of today's European countries. The film unfolds from two crucial moments in her life – the story of her love and marriage to Francis Stephen and her ascension to the throne and attainment of the Hungarian crown. We see her relationship to the Habsburg court and to the outbreak of the War of the Austrian Succession, when it was necessary to join with the major Hungarian Esterházy family.
Mon 28.05.2018 | 19:0072 Hours in Bangkok (2018)
Section: Special Mention
Directed by: Lubomír Haltmar
Czech Republic, 2018, 62 min
Projection place: Kongresové centrum
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This film is about Nicolas, a two-year-old Czech boy who's lost his father at the airport in Bangkok. A big city full of wonderful things and interesting people is very dangerous for a young child. The film draws attention to the theme of lost children and a key expression of this is through the music created by one of the greatest contemporary Italian composers and conductors, Andrea Morricone, the son of the phenomenal Ennio Morricone.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 08:20 Thu 31.05.2018 | 10:20 Thu 31.05.2018 | 19:40Jan Kříženecký - A Pioneer of Czech Cinema
Section: Special Mention
, 0, 60 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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A Pioneer of Czech Cinema Jan Kříženecký Commentary zone In its eighth anniversary, the National Film Archive will also commemorate 150 years since the birth of Jan Kříženecký, a pioneer of Czech cinema. The set of this person's digitized films, accompanied by commentary, has taken several years of work to complete and collate. Both original camera negatives and original copies and other media were digitized. The first films created on our territory can thus be presented in a form that emphasizes their variety and materiality. The musical accompaniment to the film set was created by Jan Burian Jr. Jan Kříženecký (March 20, 1868 - February 9, 1921) was a Czech film director, a cinematographer, a businessman and a photographer – by trade an engineer. He began getting interested in film in the autumn of 1896, when he first saw the film works of the Lumière brothers at the hotel U Saského Dvora. In 1898, during the Exhibition of Architecture and Engineering in Prague, he and his colleague Josef František Pokorný bought a cinematographic apparatus and film material. With this equipment, Kříženecký made the first Czech films, which he presented at the Czech Cinemas Pavilion at the Exhibition. Screenings of life in Prague and the first live-acted films with Josef Šváb-Malostranský were shown here. Kříženecký continued in film production but, due to the obligations of permanent employment, only temporarily. He later filmed the live-acted film interlude for the theater performance The Best Number (1902), extensive reportage of the IV. and V. All-Sokol Rally (1901, 1907), and various news from the Jubilee Exhibition of the Chamber of Commerce and Trade in 1908. His last extant film, dedicated to the monument to František Palacký, was completed in 1911. In addition to cinematographic achievements, Jan Krizenecky was also known as a photographer. He took thousands of photographs of Prague between 1902 and 1915.
Sat 02.06.2018 | 09:00Winning Film for Children
Section: Special Mention
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Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Sat 02.06.2018 | 14:00Winning Film for Youth
Section: Special Mention
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Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Sat 02.06.2018 | 16:30Winning European Debut
Section: Special Mention
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Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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