Movement
Czech New Wave
Absurdist comedy and non-actors under a regime that eventually banned most of it — films that argue by being funny about things that are not.
Four textbook cases
Not the best four — the four that define the shape. Start anywhere.
Closely Watched Trains
Jiří Menzel · 1966
Daisies
Věra Chytilová · 1966
The Firemen's Ball
Miloš Forman · 1967
Marketa Lazarová
František Vláčil · 1967
More in Movement
Run this as a festival
Set the clock, pick the awards, and let your guild nominate. Six films over three months is the recommended shape.
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