Festival of Czech films. Hope or path to rebirth Automatic translate

MOSCOW. The 5th festival of new Czech films Czech In was held at the Documentary Cinema Center from September 9 to 13.

The absence of Czech films in the "mast si" lists of advanced synephiles is understandable. The period of the fantastic take-off of the 60s, associated with the names of Foreman, Menzel, Passer and Khitilova, giving birth to true masterpieces, was crushed by the caterpillars of Soviet tanks in 1968. “Flying over the cuckoo’s nest”, “Amadeus”, “Born to Win and“ Stalin ”were shot Foreman and Passer are already in America. The rest had to be content with ideologically seasoned day labor and put up with a lack of work. During the period of the so-called normalization, the Barrandov studio gradually turned into a factory for the production of film fairy tales, harmless comedies and predictable detective stories. The blow inflicted in the 68th did not help mitigate either the abolition of censorship after the Velvet Revolution, or the arrival of young, not crippled by the prohibitions of young directors in the industry.

New Czech cinema does not call for barricades, avoids harsh statements, does not sprinkle salt on the wounds of the past. The niche he chose is in line with the expectations of a significant part of society, which is pleased to accept the film product presented to it. Jiri Fear, the director of one of the festival films, invited to Czech In as an honored guest, spoke about how a person needs hope. Films that can elevate the complexities and abominations of life can also become its source.

The fifth festival introduced very fresh works that are consistent with this concept. Charisma, lightness, not Kafkaism, but Swiss humor distinguishes each of them. Erotic, tender and vibrant biography of the eccentric Jan Saudek, a cult Czech photographer. Hilarious "Teeth of Wisdom", which mixed fear of dentists, an inadvertent signature on the "Charter-77", office harassment. “MY 2” is a love story in which there are no rules, there is a theme obscurantly condemned in our realities, human warmth and hope that can raise life above the tricks of life. And for dessert - Krásno about murders, investigations, and the search for truth.

Charming and talented films conceal the potential that will certainly lead to the renaissance of Czech cinema, when the wounds finally heal.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru