Category Archives: Czech

Student protest

Posted on July 25, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Harvard Strike – Over the span of two weeks in April of 1969, Harvard students who were diametrically opposed to the Vietnam War and its Reserve Officers’ Training Corps presence on campus kicked up a string of demonstrations. “Student protest … Continue reading →

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Burning Bush – Agnieszka Holland

Posted on July 20, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Burning Bush (Czech: Hořící keř) is a 2013 three-part miniseries created for HBO by Polish director Agnieszka Holland. Based on real characters and events, this haunting drama focuses on the personal sacrifice of a Prague history student, Jan Palach, who … Continue reading →

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Closely Watched Trains – Jiří Menzel (1966)

Posted on April 19, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Closely Watched Trains (Czech: Ostře sledované vlaky) is a 1966 Czechoslovak film directed by Jiří Menzel and is one of the best-known products of the Czechoslovak New Wave. It was released in the United Kingdom as Closely Observed Trains. It … Continue reading →

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The revolutionary challenge of “the long 1968”

Posted on January 9, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Poster by OSPAAAL, the Cuban Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America. “In revolutionary moments, social realities that are hard to see in calmer periods rise to the surface as they are threatened, crumble, forced … Continue reading →

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The Joke – Jaromil Jireš (1969)

Posted on November 23, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Joke (Czech: Žert) is a 1969 Czechoslovak film by director Jaromil Jireš. It is considered one of the last films of the Czech New Wave movement. Based on Milan Kundera‘s novel of the same name, The Joke tells the … Continue reading →

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Decolonizing society: the legacy of 1968

Posted on October 7, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Student protesters in Paris, May ’68. “In 1964, students at the University of California at Berkeley staged a sit-in at Sproul Hall to protest campus restrictions on political activism. Shouting through his bullhorn, Mario Savio, the leader of the Free … Continue reading →

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Miloš Forman

Posted on September 14, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Jan Tomáš ‘Miloš’ Forman (Czech: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman]; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech American film director, screenwriter, actor and professor who, until 1968, lived and worked primarily in the former Czechoslovakia. Forman was an important component … Continue reading →

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European art cinema

Posted on August 26, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Rocco and His Brothers – Luchiano Visconti (1960) “European art cinema is a branch of cinema that was popular in the 1960s. It is based on a rejection of the tenets and techniques of classical Hollywood cinema. European art cinema … Continue reading →

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Photos: 50 Years Since a Soviet Invasion Ended the Prague Spring

Posted on August 23, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Prague residents surround Soviet tanks in front of the Czechoslovak Radio building, in central Prague, during the first day of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, on August 21, 1968. “In 1968, during a period called the ‘Prague Spring,’ Alexander Dubček, … Continue reading →

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Off the Blacklist: The Films of Jan Němec

Posted on June 17, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Jan Němec’s first three features—made in a creative flurry between 1964 and 1967—are pared-down, taut, fatless movies. Taken together, they can be seen as a central source text for the Czech New Wave, of which Němec is one of the … Continue reading →

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