The Czechoslovak New Wave Collection Vol. II - 3-DVD Box Set ( Lásky jedné plavovlásky / O slavnosti a hostech / Skrivánci na niti ) ( The Loves of a Blonde / A Report on the Party and the Guests / Larks on a String )

The Czechoslovak New Wave Collection Vol. II - 3-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Lásky jedné plavovlásky / O slavnosti a hostech / Skrivánci na niti
Alternate Title: The Loves of a Blonde / A Report on the Party and the Guests / Larks on a String
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Czech ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
239 min + 22 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Anamorphic Widescreen
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1965 - 1990 and produced in:
Czech Republic ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Milos Forman
Jan Nemec
Jiri Menzel

Written By:
Milos Forman
Ester Krumbachová
Bohumil Hrabal
Jiri Menzel

Actors:
Hana Brejchová ..... Andula
Vladimír Pucholt ..... Milda
Vladimír Mensík ..... Vacovský
Ivan Kheil ..... Manas
Jirí Hrubý ..... Burda
Milada Jezková ..... Milda's Mother
Josef Sebánek ..... Milda's Father
Josef Kolb ..... Pokorný
Marie Salacová ..... Marie
Jana Novaková ..... Jana
Jarka Crkalová ..... Jaruska
Tána Zelinková ..... Girl
Zdena Lorencová ..... Zdena
Jan Vostrcil ..... Colonel
Antonín Blazejovský ..... Tonda
Ivan Vyskocil ..... Hostitel
Jan Klusák ..... Rudolf
Jiri Nemec ..... Josef
Pavel Bosek ..... Frantisek
Karel Mares ..... Karel
Evald Schorm ..... Manzel
Jana Pracharová ..... Paní
Zdena Skvorecka ..... Eva
Milon Novotny ..... Zenich
Helena Pejsková ..... Marta
Dana Nemcova ..... nevesta Olinka
Antonin Prazak ..... Antonín
Josef Skvorecký ..... Guest #1
Adolf Siroký ..... Host
Václav Vodák ..... Host
Rudolf Hrusínský ..... Trustee
Vlastimil Brodský ..... Professor
Václav Neckár ..... Pavel Hvezdár
Jitka Zelenohorská ..... Jitka
Jaroslav Satoranský ..... Guard Andel
Vladimír Smeral ..... Minister
Ferdinand Kruta ..... Kudla
Frantisek Rehák ..... Drobecek
Leos Sucharípa ..... Public prosecutor
Vladimír Ptácek ..... Mlíkar
Eugen Jegorov ..... Saxophonist
Nada Urbánková ..... Lenka
Vera Kresadlová ..... Convict
Vera Ferbasová ..... Convict
Jirina Stepnicková ..... Pavel's mother

Synopsis:

A Blonde in Love (1965): Widely regarded as one of the great films of the 60s, this bittersweet romance from Milo Forman unfolds as a sweetly seductive film but also provides a wry critique of life under totalitarianism. The Party and the Guests (1966): Considered the most politically dangerous film made during the short flowering of Czech cinema in the 1960's - and distinguished by being 'banned forever' - N mec's film is a masterpiece of barbed, darkly sinister wit. As a biting satire of authoritarianism and conformity and with its astute observations of human nature, the film's universal relevance remains potent to this day. Larks on a String (1969): Ji í Menzel searing political comedy audaciously combines black humour with grim reality.

This 3-DVD set comprises three integral features from the most creative period of Czechoslovak cinema. Despite being made under the gaze of Government censors, these films achieved a miraculous marriage of content and form despite the most oppressive circumstances. A Blonde in Love (1965): Widely regarded as one of the great films of the 60s, this bittersweet romance from Milo Forman, the multiple Oscar-winning director of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, unfolds as a sweetly seductive film but also provides a wry critique of life under totalitarianism. A subtle and beautifully observed social satire which maintains a remarkable balance between despair and hope. The Party and the Guests (1966): Considered the most politically dangerous film made during the short flowering of Czech cinema in the 1960's - and distinguished by being 'banned forever' - N mec's film is a masterpiece of barbed, darkly sinister wit. As a biting satire of authoritarianism and conformity and with its astute observations of human nature, the film's universal relevance remains potent to this day. Larks on a String (1969): Ji í Menzel searing political comedy audaciously combines black humour with grim reality. Set in a scrap metal yard where political dissidents are interned for 're-education', the film is both a powerful critique of totalitarianism and a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit. The film was banned and remained unseen until 1990, when it was finally released to great acclaim winning the grand prize at the Berlin Film Festival that year.

The Loves of a Blonde (1965)
A working-class young woman in a hick Czech town sleeps with one of the band members of a group from Prague. "You are a Mondrian, not a Picasso," he tells her. When she doesn't hear from him again, she packs up and arrives on his doorstep in the big city, throwing his household (he lives with his parents) into chaos.
A Report on the Party and the Guests (1966)
A small group of adult bourgeois friends are on a day outing in the country, that outing which includes having a picnic. While they are going for a walk after the picnic, they encounter a group of officious looking men who commandeer them to a small clearing. Although there is no direct threat and the picnickers are not scared, they nonetheless feel the need to do what the men say. The men, led by one called Rudolph, set the rules of "the game". Ultimately, the picnickers learn that Rudolph was supposed to invite them to a party nearby. Much like the game, the party's host sets the rules for the party to which the picnickers and all the other guests must abide. Order in the eyes of the host seems to be paramount. Although the picnickers and the other guests enjoy many aspects of the party, some just do not want to be there, such thinking which cannot be tolerated.
Larks on a String (1990)
Set in the late 1940s, the film concerns the treatment of suspect 'bourgeois elements', a professor, a saxophonist, and a milkman, who are put to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation.

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