Czech film reading list

For Jiří Menzel, it even led to an Oscar win in 1967 for Closely Watched Trains, awarded as the Best Foreign Language Film. The process also works in reverse – the imagery of literary creators transferred into the cinematic medium and supported by the fantasy of camera narration has facilitated the audience's journey to the core works of Czech literary heritage or highlighted the social and political relevance of writers in new contexts and eras. This collection presents nearly twenty authors, both classics and contemporary writers, whose works have been masterfully brought to the film screen. Embark on an exploration of these masterpieces, which include fundamental pillars of our culture and identity. From anti-war dramas based on the works of Karel Čapek, pivotal titles of Franz Kafka, through the poetic prose of Hrabal, the absurd darkness of the post-'68 era in the works of Kundera and Procházka, to the post-Velvet literature, the Czech Cinematic Reader blends humor and chill, pinnacle topicality and timelessness, societal memory, and astute foresight. We recommend it not only as a study aid for graduation exams.