František Havel
1877 - 1964
Všudybylovo dobrodružství
Karel Dodal, Irena Dodalová
Josef Skupa, Anna Kreuzmannová
An animated short film that explains in a pedagogical way how the radio transmission works. Created by Czech filmmakers it was commissioned by Argentina Schools. The film tells the story of Curious, an extraterrestrial child that reaches the planet earth attracted by the sound waves. There he meets the Queen of Waves, an ethereal figure who teaches her step by step the process by which sound is captured, amplified, modulated and transformed into electromagnetic vibrations to be transmitted by a radial antenna.
The Queen of the Waves
Perličky na dně
Jaromil Jireš, Evald Schorm
Ferdinand Krůta, Alois Vachek
A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the versatility of the movement’s directors. Based on stories by the legendary writer Bohumil Hrabal, the shorts range from the surreally chilling to the caustically observant to the casually romantic, but all have a cutting, wily view of the world.
Pearls of the Deep
