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Opening night: The Noonday Witch

CaSFFA’s 2016 Opening Night film comes hot from the “East of the West” competition at Karlovy Vary. Jiří Sádek’s remarkable debut feature is an HBO […]

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The Noonday Witch
Opening night: The Noonday Witch
Czech Republic, 2016, Jiří Sádek, ACMI, Thu 15 Sep 7.00pm
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Adele Hasn’t Had Her Dinner Yet

One of the great cult classics of Czechoslovak cinema has just been digitally restored by the National Film Archive in Prague. New Yorker Nick Carter […]

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Adele Hasn’t Had Her Dinner Yet
Adele Hasn’t Had Her Dinner Yet
Czechoslovakia
1977, Oldřich Lipský
ACMI , Sat 17 Sep 7.15pm
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Cutting it Short

This much loved comedy is Jiří Menzel’s third feature-length adaptation of a novel by Bohumil Hrabal, drawing from the legendary Czech author’s memories of childhood […]

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Cutting it Short
Cutting it Short
Czechoslovakia
1980, Jiří Menzel
ACMI , Sun 18 Sep 5.15pm
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Death is Called Engelchen

Structurally reminiscent of Alain Resnais’ Hiroshima mon amour, this film from the celebrated pairing of Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos is based on Ladislav Mňačko’s […]

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Death is Called Engelchen
Death is Called Engelchen
Czechoslovakia
1963, Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos
ACMI , Wed 14 Sep 8.55pm
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Dragon’s Return

One of the great unsung films of the Czechoslovak New Wave has been digitally restored by the Slovak Film Institute. Superstition reigns in a mountain […]

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Dragon’s Return
Dragon’s Return
Czechoslovakia
1967, Eduard Grečner
ACMI , Thu 22 Sep 9.00pm
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Eva Nova

Often dubbed “The First Lady of Slovak Theatre”, Emília Vášáryová is mesmerising in Marko Škop’s latest feature, a FIPRESCI prize-winner at the Toronto International Film […]

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Eva Nova
Eva Nova
Slovakia & Czech Republic
2015, Marko Škop
ACMI , Thu 22 Sep 6.45pm
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If You Go into the Woods Tonight…

A collection of short films from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. If you go into the woods tonight, you’re sure to be in for a […]

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If You Go into the Woods Tonight…
If You Go into the Woods Tonight…
Czech Republic & Slovakia
2015, various
ACMI , Tue 20 Sep 6.30pm
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In Your Dreams!

16-year-old Laura is driven by two desires: to participate with the local parkourists – never mind that they’re all boys, and sceptical of her abilities […]

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In Your Dreams!
In Your Dreams!
Czech Republic, Slovakia & Bulgaria
2016, Petr Oukropec
ACMI , Sat 17 Sep 2.00pm
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Lost in Munich

Renowned Czech writer-director Petr Zelenka’s latest film is variously a bizarre political black comedy, a clever slice of speculative historical revisionism, and its own ingenious […]

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Lost in Munich
Lost in Munich
Czech Republic
2015, Petr Zelenka
ACMI , Fri 23 Sep 7.00pm
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Marketa Lazarova

Often declared the greatest Czech film ever made, this adaptation of Vladislav Vančura’s novel is a hallucinatory medieval epic, pitting clan against clan and Christians […]

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Marketa Lazarova
Marketa Lazarova
Czechoslovakia
1967, František Vláčil
ACMI , Wed 21 Sep 7.00pm
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Pearls of the Deep

In one of the great anthology films, five leading lights of the burgeoning Czechoslovak New Wave – a dream line-up of Jiří Menzel, Jan Němec, […]

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Pearls of the Deep
Pearls of the Deep
Czechoslovakia
1965, Jiří Menzel, Jan Němec, Evald Schorm, Věra Chytilová, Jaromil Jireš
ACMI , Wed 14 Sep 7.00pm
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Schmitke

Some have called Schmitke, Štěpán Altrichter’s engimatic debut feature, “the Czech Twin Peaks“, though the deadpan comedy of Roy Andersson is also an apt touchstone. […]

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Schmitke
Schmitke
Czech Republic & Germany
2014, Štěpán Altrichter
ACMI , Fri 16 Sep 9.00pm
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The Cleaner

Tomáš (Noël Czuczor) holds down a peculiarly unglamorous job, but one well suited to his introverted and morbidly voyeuristic temperament: he’s on call to a […]

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The Cleaner
The Cleaner
Slovakia
2015, Peter Bebjak
ACMI , Tue 20 Sep 8.30pm
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The Man Who Lies

Let the games begin! In the late 1960s, Alain Robbe-Grillet, the screenwriter of Alain Resnais’ immortal arthouse classic Last Year in Marienbad, and one of […]

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The Man Who Lies
The Man Who Lies
France & Czechoslovakia
1968, Alain Robbe-Grillet
ACMI , Sun 18 Sep 7.15pm
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The Noonday Witch

CaSFFA’s 2016 Opening Night film comes hot from the “East of the West” competition at Karlovy Vary. Jiří Sádek’s remarkable debut feature is an HBO […]

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The Noonday Witch
The Noonday Witch
Czech Republic
2016, Jiří Sádek
ACMI , Thu 15 Sep 7.00pm
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The Seven Ravens

Popular Czech director Alice Nellis has tried her hand at the fantasy genre with this adaptation of a beloved fairy tale collected and published variously […]

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The Seven Ravens
The Seven Ravens
Slovakia & Czech Republic
2015, Alice Nellis
ACMI , Sun 18 Sep 2.00pm
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Through the Eyes of the Photographer

Born in 1931, Zuzana Mináčová has long been an influential figure in Czech and Slovak photography, and is especially famous for her work snapping celebrities […]

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Through the Eyes of the Photographer
Through the Eyes of the Photographer
Slovakia & Czech Republic
2015, Matej Mináč
ACMI , Mon 19 Sep 6.30pm
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Tiger Theory

A huge box-office hit in its homeland, veteran journalist-cum- filmmaker Radek Bajgar’s poignant debut feature is a tragicomic road movie concerning Jan (legendary Czech actor […]

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Tiger Theory
Tiger Theory
Czech Republic
2016, Radek Bajgar
ACMI , Fri 16 Sep 6.30pm
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Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

Comic books and cinema, reality and dreams. All collide as never before in this extraordinarily inventive, zany, CinemaScope sci-fi comedy from director Václav Vorlíček, featuring […]

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Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Czechoslovakia
1966, Václav Vorlíček
ACMI , Sat 17 Sep 4.15pm
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Pearls of the Deep
1965, Jiří Menzel, Jan Němec, Evald Schorm, Věra Chytilová, Jaromil Jireš
ACMI , Wed 14 Sep 7.00pm
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Death is Called Engelchen
1963, Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos
ACMI , Wed 14 Sep 8.55pm
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Exhibitions
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: VINTAGE CZECHOSLOVAK FILM POSTERS
BETWIXT
The Noonday Witch
2016, Jiří Sádek
ACMI , Thu 15 Sep 7.00pm
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Exhibitions
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: VINTAGE CZECHOSLOVAK FILM POSTERS
BETWIXT
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
Tiger Theory
2016, Radek Bajgar
ACMI , Fri 16 Sep 6.30pm
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Schmitke
2014, Štěpán Altrichter
ACMI , Fri 16 Sep 9.00pm
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Exhibitions
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: VINTAGE CZECHOSLOVAK FILM POSTERS
BETWIXT
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
In Your Dreams!
2016, Petr Oukropec
ACMI , Sat 17 Sep 2.00pm
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Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
1966, Václav Vorlíček
ACMI , Sat 17 Sep 4.15pm
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Adele Hasn’t Had Her Dinner Yet
1977, Oldřich Lipský
ACMI , Sat 17 Sep 7.15pm
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Exhibitions
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: VINTAGE CZECHOSLOVAK FILM POSTERS
BETWIXT
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
COMICS AND FILMS: SAME DIFFERENCE?
The Seven Ravens
2015, Alice Nellis
ACMI , Sun 18 Sep 2.00pm
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Cutting it Short
1980, Jiří Menzel
ACMI , Sun 18 Sep 5.15pm
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The Man Who Lies
1968, Alain Robbe-Grillet
ACMI , Sun 18 Sep 7.15pm
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Exhibitions
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: VINTAGE CZECHOSLOVAK FILM POSTERS
BETWIXT
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
LIGHTS! CAMERA! COMICS!
Through the Eyes of the Photographer
2015, Matej Mináč
ACMI , Mon 19 Sep 6.30pm
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Exhibitions
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: VINTAGE CZECHOSLOVAK FILM POSTERS
BETWIXT
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
If You Go into the Woods Tonight…
2015, various
ACMI , Tue 20 Sep 6.30pm
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The Cleaner
2015, Peter Bebjak
ACMI , Tue 20 Sep 8.30pm
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Exhibitions
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: VINTAGE CZECHOSLOVAK FILM POSTERS
BETWIXT
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
Marketa Lazarova
1967, František Vláčil
ACMI , Wed 21 Sep 7.00pm
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Exhibitions
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: VINTAGE CZECHOSLOVAK FILM POSTERS
BETWIXT
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
Eva Nova
2015, Marko Škop
ACMI , Thu 22 Sep 6.45pm
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Dragon’s Return
1967, Eduard Grečner
ACMI , Thu 22 Sep 9.00pm
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Exhibitions
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: VINTAGE CZECHOSLOVAK FILM POSTERS
BETWIXT
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
CONCERTINA BOOK-MAKING WORKSHOP
Lost in Munich
2015, Petr Zelenka
ACMI , Fri 23 Sep 7.00pm
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Exhibitions
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: VINTAGE CZECHOSLOVAK FILM POSTERS
BETWIXT
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
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