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Under Rudolf II Prague again became the capital of the Holy Roman Empire. Following the example of his Habsburg ancestors, he assembled an exceptional collection of works of art for which the imperial palace on the Hradcany was adapted. He patronised painters, sculptors, goldsmiths who flocked to Prague, and also men of learning including Tycho... Read more »
30 years after the fall of Communism, leading historian and political scientist Jacques Rupnik and a multi-award winning documentary film director Tom Roberts re-visit their Channel 4 revolutionary documentary series (1988) which revealed the impact of 40 years of Communist rule on the nations of the ‘Other Europe’. Written and narrated by Jacques Rupnik, this... Read more »
Academic conference and evening arts event. This conference will explore the contributions of Czech philosopher Jan Patocka to our understanding of whether and how meaningful political action is possible—taking cues from his phenomenology, his essays on arts and culture, his writings on Europe, and his conception of sacrifice. The day will feature Patocka scholars and... Read more »
London region of U3As music day Programme: 10.45-10.55 Music of the Czechs: Geographical and historical context introduction by the chair of the London Region, Catherine Ware 11.00–12.00 Evocations of Prague a London region music visit to Prague remembered through a sequence of images, poetry, prose and music Hugh Noble, Redbridge U3A 12.05–13.05 Bedrich Smetana –... Read more »
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Dr. Barbara Day MBE will be speaking about Czechoslovak underground universities in the 1970s and 80s and their relationship with institutions in Britain. Barbara is the author of The Velvet Philosophers which presents a detailed account of the conditions in which the underground universities... Read more »
A celebration of the life and work of Jiri Suchy, performer, singer-songwriter, writer, composer and poet whose songs and plays span generations and who has become a Czech national icon. Director Olga Sommerova looks back at the more than 60 years of Suchy’s creative life associated with his legendary Prague Semafor theatre and inspired by... Read more »
A winner of the best actor award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and Slovakia’s entry for the Oscars. It is Christmas, and Milan, who's been working in Germany to provide a better life for his family, returns home to discover that his prolonged absence has taken its toil. His eldest son is now... Read more »
with actor Jiri Schmitzer and directors Martin Dusek and Ondrej Provaznik. Vlasta and Tonda, WWII veterans and ex political prisoners, now elderly and infirm, have one last mission – to find and kill the communist prosecutor who once jailed them and escaped justice. Gearing up for the job with an old pistol and a rusty... Read more »
The Lucky Four - Fifinka, Pinda, Bobík and Myspulin - live in a small house in the picturesque village of Treskoprsky. One cosy night, sitting around a camp fire in their garden, they share stories of the best adventures they had last year: a successful climbing trip to the Devil’s Thumb, tracking a mysterious werewolf,... Read more »
Cherry-picked from the Venice, Berlin and Annecy International Film Festivals, including the winner of the 2019 Student Academy Awards, this selection showcases the best Czech animations from FAMU, one of the top international film schools. The animated black comedy Happy End offers an overview of stereotypical Czech characters while The Kite is a touching tale... Read more »
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