František Havel

František Havel

1877-09-03
87 (1964-12-27)
Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

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Pearls of the Deep 1966 (6)

A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the versatility of the movement’s directors. Based on stories by the legendary writer Bohumil Hrabal, the shorts range from the surreally chilling to the caustically observant to the casually romantic, but all have a cutting, wily view of the world.
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Josef Kajetán Tyl 1926

A biographical story about significant Czech dramatist, writer and actor Josef Kajetán Tyl.
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The Queen of the Waves 1936

An animated short film that explains in a pedagogical way how the radio transmission works. Created by Czech filmmakers it was commissioned by Argentina Schools. The film tells the story of Curious, an extraterrestrial child that reaches the planet earth attracted by the sound waves. There he meets the Queen of Waves, an ethereal figure who teaches her step by step the process by which sound is captured, amplified, modulated and transformed into electromagnetic vibrations to be transmitted by a radial antenna.
František Havel

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Oil Lamps 1971 (6.1)

In 1900, Stepha, the vivacious 30 year old daughter of a wealthy couple, agrees to marry her cousin Paul, who has accumulated large debts as an Austrian army officer. Paul refuses to work or to consummate the marriage, and then his health steadily declines.