Dendy Cinemas are once again hosting the Sydney Czech and Slovak Film Festival.
The festival begins on March 27 with the opening night film Jan Palach at Dendy’s Opera Quays. The evening will commence with a cocktail on arrival and the opening night party after the film. The re festival proper will take place at Dendy’s Newtown venue.
This year’s festival features an impressive lineup of films from Slovak and Czech Republic cinema. Highlights include, Jan Palach, the 2018 Czech Film Critics Winner, a reenactment of the last months in the life of a history student who ultimately became a part of history himself.
David Ondříček’s Dukla 61, one of the most remarkable Czech TV productions of recent times examines the largest Czech mining disaster of the Communist era through the eyes of a man working at the mine along with his son. Last but not least, the documentary Robert Vano – The Story of a Man is about the famous Slovak photographer now once again living in the Czech Republic after decades spent in the US. His is a fascinating life story with some truly unexpected twists and turns.
There is the opportunity to see Miloš Forman’s Oscar nominated masterpiece The Firemen’s Ball from 1967 or the closing night international premiere of Rudolf Havlík’s excellent comedy What Men Long For– the biggest box office hit of 2018 which surpassed even the biggest US blockbusters.
Accompanying the feature films, this year, as with previous years, is the award-winning Fruits of Clouds or The Last Bus, to name just a couple.
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Featured image – A scene from Milos Forman’s The Fireman’s Ball