TagAlexandr Hackenschmied

Bezúčelná Procházka (Aimless Walk, 1930)

Alexandr Hackenschmied directs the landmark of Czechoslovak avant-garde cinema and one of the most influential of its genre.

REVIEWS

Theeb (ذيب) – Venice 71 Orizzonti

A visually impressive and highly emotional coming-of-age film by Naji Abu Nowar, set in the Jordanian desert just before the Arab Revolt. Orizzonti Award for Best Director at the 71st Venice Film Festival.

Il Passaggio della Linea (2007)

The debut documentary film of the Italian director Pietro Marcello is a nocturnal train journey collage through the Italian landscape.

Valerie a Týden Divů (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, 1970)

A disturbing surreal erotic horror coming-of-age fairytale of political allegory by Jaromil Jireš marks the end of Czechoslovak New Wave.

Žert (The Joke, 1968)

Possibly the most shattering indictment of totalitarianism to come out of a Communist country - Amos Vogel

Krugovi (Circles, 2013)

A heroic act during the Yugoslav war haunts the lives of the heroes. Concentric circles of fate can bring atonement. Directed by Srdan Golubović.

TagAlexandr Hackenschmied

Bezúčelná Procházka (Aimless Walk, 1930)

Theeb (ذيب) – Venice 71 Orizzonti

Il Passaggio della Linea (2007)

Valerie a Týden Divů (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, 1970)

Žert (The Joke, 1968)

Krugovi (Circles, 2013)

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