APRIL 30 - 7PM screening via provided links; 8:50PM ZOOM Q&A with Alex Zucker

ADELA HAS NOT HAD SUPPER YET (Adéla ještě nevečeřela)

Director: Oldřich Lipský, 1977, 103min, Czechoslovakia

With Michal Dočolomanský, Rudolf Hrušínský, Miloš Kopecký

WHERE TO WATCH THE MOVIE: Free to watch with social media share or subscription at DaFilms HERE or rent/buy at iTunes HERE. You can watch the movie before the suggested time as well!

Czech comedy would not exist without the outsize contribution of director Oldřich Lipský who devoted his entire career to the genre. For this film, he again teamed up with screenwriter Jiří Brdečka, who just like for their previous film LEMONADE JOE, came up with the idea. Both films are inspired by Brdečka’s love of American pulp fiction. The result is a hilarious freewheeling parody on the theme. From New York to Prague, the renowned private detective Nick Carter comes to help the Czech police commissar Ledvina to solve a mysterious disappearance at the mansion of Countess Thun. The grotesque duo scours the streets of turn-of-the-century Prague in search of the villain and cultivator of a music-loving, flesh-eating plant, Adela (created for the film by none other than Jan Švankmajer). In a stark contrast with the politically dire times, the film offered a repose from reality and a platform for some of the best artists in the field. No wonder the National Film Archive recently digitally restored the film – and both online sources feature the film in this restored version.

The Czech culture and language, creating subtitles and much more will be discussed with Alex Zucker, a translator par excellence from the Czech in the post-screening ZOOM Q&A.

The series is curated by Irena Kovarova, New York based film programmer and founder of Comeback Company. Visit comebackcompany.com/#about for her full biography.

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LIGHT STREAMING (film series with Q&A)

Thursdays, April 23 - May 14, 2020

7PM film online screenings followed by a ZOOM Q&A with special guests

Screen selected films at 7PM in the comfort of your homes via provided links and then tune in for the post-screening ZOOM Q&A!

Moderated by the series curator, Irena Kovarova (approximate start of the Q&A at 8:45pm depending on the film’s running time).

Let us bring some light into your lives with a lighter film fare – a series of 4 comedies made in Czechoslovakia and spanning three decades. The program introduces staples of the genre ranging from parody and slap stick to satire. Although very popular in their country of origin, the selected films are less known internationally. But not for lack of mastery or online availability to the American audience. The opening film, Karel Zeman’s The Fabulous Baron Munchausen, has delighted cinema goers since the 1960s and we’ll discuss it with film critic A.S. Hamrah. His recent book The Earth Dies Streaming, a collection of film reviews, is a treasured tome of many film programmers for its sharp wit and acerbic humor. We will continue with the parody Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet from director Oldřich Lipský discussed with translator Alex Zucker, and the following week we will screen an adaptation of Bohumil Hrabal’s stories from director Jiří Menzel, The Snowdrop Festival. The post-screening talk of that film will welcome artist/filmmaker Bara Jichova Tyson together with strategist Richard Tyson. Closing the series is The Prague Five from director Tomáš Vorel, a hilarious satire of the late period Communist regime. Jonathan Owen, a British scholar and film critic of great knowledge of Central European cinema, will offer his take on the comedy and the entire series.

4/23 - THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN, Q&A with A.S. Hamrah

4/30 - ADELA HAS NOT HAD SUPPER YET, Q&A with Alex Zucker

5/7 - THE SNOWDROP FESTIVAL, Q&A with Bara Jichova Tyson and Richard Tyson

5/14 - THE PRAGUE FIVE, Q&A with Jonathan Owen

REGISTERED ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH THE LINK TO JOIN THE ZOOM Q&A 2 HOURS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED EVENT. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL INBOX TWO HOURS BEFORE THE EVENT.

MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE FILM BEFORE THE 8:50PM ZOOM Q&A!

ZOOM Attendees:

- Your microphones and cameras will be turned off by the host for the duration of the ZOOM. Please keep them turned off unless the speaker invites you to turn them on.

- Q&A: We encourage you to ask your questions by typing them into the group chat (Chat icon on bottom panel) at any time during the event. The speakers will answer questions during the Q&A and may invite you to turn on your microphone and camera for discussion.

- Recording Disclaimer: This ZOOM meeting will be recorded and posted online. By participating in this ZOOM meeting, you consent to the audio and video recording of the ZOOM meeting and its publication on Czech Center New York social media, and release Czech Center New York from any liability connected with the A/V recording of this ZOOM meeting. If you do not want to appear in the recording, only ask your questions via the group chat and do not turn on your camera.