Konec stalinismu v Cechách

19911991
10m

A bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to 1989 (the Velvet Revolution). Some knowl... Read allA bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to 1989 (the Velvet Revolution). Some knowledge of the subject is essential in order to understand the film, which is entirely visual... Read allA bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to 1989 (the Velvet Revolution). Some knowledge of the subject is essential in order to understand the film, which is entirely visual.

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Director
- Jan Svankmajer
Writer
- Jan Svankmajer

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A bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to 1989 (the Velvet Revolution). Some knowledge of the subject is essential in order to understand the film, which is entirely visual. —Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>

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- Animation
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Featured in Jan Svankmajer: The Complete Short Films (2007)

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9/10

You Had to Be There

Like so many films that deal with oppression and despair from invading forces, for me to truly understand would be quite inappropriate. This film deals with the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1948 and Stalin's influence. Having seen the remnants of this it must have been appalling for these people of great spirit and national pride. Well done and provocative.

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