DEEP DIVE: Czechoslovak New Wave: Part 1

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An in-person discussion of three Czechoslovak New Wave films, which attendees are asked to watch at home beforehand: *Closely Watched Trains*, *Daisies*, and *The Firemen's Ball*.

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This is a watch at home, discuss in person event. For Part 1 of our Czechoslovak New Wave Deep Dive, we'll explore how, in the 1960s, a new generation of Czechoslovak filmmakers challenged convention with dark humor, absurdity, surrealism, and biting social satire. *Closely Watched Trains* follows a young railway apprentice whose sexual awakening unfolds against the backdrop of Nazi occupation. *Daisies* follows two young women on a gleefully anarchic rebellion against social conventions. *The Firemen's Ball* transforms a small-town celebration into a disastrous comedy of incompetence, vanity, and corruption. Together, these films capture the wit, irreverence, and creative experimentation of the Czechoslovak New Wave, before the Soviet-led invasion of 1968 ushered in an era of increasing censorship and political repression. We will meet to discuss our thoughts on Wednesday, November 18, at Schoolyard Beer Garden. Please watch the comments for our exact location. Also, please try to watch all three before attending. Here is the list of films with instructions on how to find them. CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS (1966, Jiří Menzel, Czechoslovakia) At a small railway station in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, young Miloš Hrma is less concerned with the war than with his own sexual inexperience.

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