KINO presents: Czechoslovak New Wave
Czechoslovak New Wave Special

KINO presents: Czechoslovak New Wave

Commencing November 2nd, KINO is very proud and excited to present a fourteen feature retrospective on the mesmerizing films of the Czechoslovak New Wave, in collaboration with the Czech Centre Rotterdam and the Národní filmový archiv (National Film Archive). This cinematic movement burst onto the scene in the early Sixties and provided film connoisseurs with a decade of original, daring and at times radical films, ranging from absurdist comedies to pagan period pieces. These often young filmmakers all circumvented the country’s dogmatic censorship in creative ways, utilizing genre, allegory and sardonic humour to address the hypocrisies of the communist regime. These often overlooked films represent the communal and deeply human need for artistic expression as a means to resist oppression. We can’t wait to screen these great titles for you to discover in the coming months. All features are presented in the original language with English subtitles.

Daisies (1966)
Classic Czechoslovak New Wave Special

Daisies (1966)

Two teenage girls embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world around them.

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Marketa Lazarová (1967)
a 35mm presentation Czechoslovak New Wave Really Long Films Special

Marketa Lazarová (1967)

Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar’s daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.

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Loves of a Blonde (1965)
Classic Czechoslovak New Wave Special

Loves of a Blonde (1965)

Andula, an innocent Czech girl from a factory town, is desperately in search of love. She believes she’s found it when she beds Milda, a charming young musician visiting from Prague. Milda, however, is only looking for a casual encounter, and leaves town assuming he’ll never see Andula again. But when Andula doesn’t hear from him, she packs up and heads to Prague, to the surprise of Milda and his parents.

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The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Classic Czechoslovak New Wave Special

The Shop on Main Street (1965)

In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named “Aryan comptroller” of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie. Since the post comes with a salary and standing in the town’s corrupt hierarchy, Tono wrestles with greed and guilt as he and Rozalie gradually befriend each other. When the authorities order all Jews in town to be rounded up, Tono faces a moral dilemma unlike any he’s known before.

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Coach to Vienna (1966)
Classic Czechoslovak New Wave Special

Coach to Vienna (1966)

A WW2 story of a young Austrian soldier running from the Russian army and a woman whom he forces to come along in order to save his wounded mate.

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Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Classic Czechoslovak New Wave Special

Closely Watched Trains (1966)

At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot.

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The Firemen’s Ball (1967)
Classic Czechoslovak New Wave Special

The Firemen’s Ball (1967)

The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief’s retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. The whole town will be in attendance. However, the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. Workplace injuries, stolen prizes, a shortage of pretty girls… and fire.

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The Ear (1970)
Classic Czechoslovak New Wave Special

The Ear (1970)

Upon returning home from an official party, a Czech government official and his wife discover it bugged and surveilled by mysterious figures, driving them to paranoia and intensifying their discontents with one another.

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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
a 35mm presentation Czechoslovak New Wave Special

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the world around her in a different light, Valerie must endure her sexual awakening while attempting to discern reality from fantasy as she encounters lecherous priest Gracian, a vampire-like stranger and otherworldly carnival folk.

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Specials

Theo van Goghs 06 (1994) + live soundtrack
Special

Theo van Goghs 06 (1994) + live soundtrack

Op 2 november 2024, precies 20 jaar na de dood van Theo van Gogh, wordt zijn spraakmakende speelfilm “06” in KINO vertoond in een speciale in memoriam voorstelling.

Interstellar (2014) – a 70mm presentation
a 70mm presentation Special

Interstellar (2014) – a 70mm presentation

Christopher Nolan’s epische sci-fi keert voor haar 10e verjaardag triomfantelijk terug in KINO, vertoond in het indrukwekkende 70mm formaat.

The Last Waltz (1978)
Muziek Special

The Last Waltz (1978)

Registratie van het laatste concert van de legendarische ‘The Band’, met een behoorlijk aantal beroemde muziekvrienden en een heus orkest.