CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
A provocative, witty and intimate insight into one of cinema's most important movements
2018 · 7h 28m · N/A Documentary
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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