SEPTEMBER 19 - CZECH CINEMA - 7:00 pm
Svankmajer
Three rarely screened Jan Svankmajer shorts. All imported 35mm prints.
Castle of Otranto (1973-79) 20 mins. A mockumentary-animation based on the first gothic novel, by Horace Walpole.
The Fall of the House of Usher 1981) 15 mins. Svankmajer's first Poe adaptation uses real settings - stones, walls, trees, furniture - to tell the tale of the cursed titular house.
The Pit, the Pendulum & Hope (1983) 15 mins. A nightmarish retelling of Poe's classic story from the perspective of a prisoner of the Inquisition.
Screens as part of the Czech Cinema Retrospective
SEPTEMBER 19 - CZECH CINEMA - 8:00 pm
DAISIES
Vera Chytilová (1966) 76 mins
Two girls go on an anarchic rampage, joyously exploiting a string of hapless men that get in their way. An experimental dadaist mash-up, Daisies is a deliberate revolt against dominant narrative genres & modes of representation. Initially banned by Czech authorities, the film won the Grand Prix at Bergamo, Italy and brought Chytilová to international attention. The gleeful climax, where the girls destroy a banquet setting, is a riotous enactment of pure pleasure. Imported 35mm print.
Screens as part of the Czech Cinema Retrospective
SEPTEMBER 19 - CZECH CINEMA - 9:30pm
VALERIE & HER WEEK OF WONDERS
Jaromil Jires (1970) 77 mins
In this gothic fable - part "B" horror, part fairytale, part soft-porn adolescent Valerie encounters a horrific & wondrous adult world. Magical earrings are the link to a fantasy world in which vampires, priests, grandmothers & carnival parades combine to expose the eccentricities & psychological complexities of her new stage of life. Imported 35mm print.
Screens as part of the Czech Cinema Retrospective
Articles from CTEQ Annotations on Film:
Relevant Articles from Senses of Cinema:
"A Report on the 13th Brisbane International Film Festival" - Jim Knox