Věra Chytilová (1929–2014) was a Czech film director and one of the most distinctive figures of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Known for her provocative style and sharp social criticism, she is best remembered for Daisies (1966). Even during the normalization era she maintained her uncompromising authorial voice.
A classic 1966 Czech comedy about two girls living life to the fullest in Prague. An iconic film of the Czech New Wave directed by Vera Chytilova.
Věra Chytilová created a sharp critique of normalization-era society through the stories of residents in a Prague housing estate. This 1979 classic won the Grand Prize at the San Remo festival.
A classic Czechoslovak film screening accompanying the Jiří Balcara exhibition at Alšova jihočeská galerie.
A Czechoslovak comedy by Věra Chytilová from 1992 about an eccentric country hermit named Bohuš. Summer screening at Klubovna.
