CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel (2018)

September 16th, 20187h 28min

Documentary
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Overview

An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most acclaimed exponents - Closely Observed Trains director Jiří Menzel.


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