Czechoslovak New Wave
Filmmaking movement in 1960s Czechoslovakia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Czechoslovak New Wave[lower-greek 1] (also Czech New Wave[lower-greek 2]) is a term used for the Czechoslovak filmmakers who started making films in the 1960s. The directors commonly included are Miloš Forman, Věra Chytilová, Ivan Passer, Pavel Juráček, Jiří Menzel, Jan Němec, Jaromil Jireš, Evald Schorm, Hynek Bočan, Juraj Herz, Juraj Jakubisko, Štefan Uher and others. The movement was sometimes called the "Czechoslovak film miracle".
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Years active | 1960s |
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Location | Czechoslovakia |
Major figures | Miloš Forman, Jiří Menzel, Věra Chytilová, Ivan Passer, Jan Němec, Jaromil Jireš |
Influences | Devětsil, political liberalization of Czechoslovakia leading up to the Prague Spring |
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