Published: June 25, 2019| 09:07 AM

The 54th Karlovy Vary IFF commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution with screenings of seven films made in 1989–1992. The screenings will be accompanied by an introduction by or discussion with the creators of these outstanding cinematic efforts from an era characterized by a sense of hope in cinema and society at large.

Time of the Servants (dir. Irena Pavlásková)

29 June at 6:30pm, Small Hall, Hotel Thermal

Guest: Irena Pavlásková, director

(introduction and post-screening discussion)

The Inheritance (dir. Věra Chytilová)

5 July at 6:30pm, Small Hall, Hotel Thermal

Guest: Bolek Polívka, actor

(introduction)         

Smoke (dir. Tomáš Vorel)

3 July at 10:30pm, Large Hall, Hotel Thermal

Guest: Tomáš Vorel, director

The screening will be accompanied by a dance show by the Caban brothers

It’s Better to Be Wealthy and Healthy Than Poor and Ill (dir. Juraj Jakubisko)

4 July at 1:00pm, Karlovy Vary Municipal Theatre

Guest: Juraj Jakubisko, director

 Deana Jakubisková, producer

(Film introduced by)

Let’s All Sing Around (dir. Ondřej Trojan)

2 July at 12:30pm, Small Hall, Hotel Thermal

Guest: Ondřej Trojan, director, producer

(introduction and post-screening discussion)

Requiem for a Maiden (dir. Filip Renč)

1 July at 9pm, Small Hall, Hotel Thermal

Guest: Filip Renč, director

(introduction and post-screening discussion)

The Flames of Royal Love (dir. Jan Němec)

30 June at 6:30pm, Small Hall, Hotel Thermal

Film introduced by – Karel Och, Pavel Sladký