RIGA IFF: Jana Švankmajera īsfilmu izlase

Creating around 30 short works, Švankmajer has most often spoken in the language of stinging metaphors. The main themes were censorship and self-censorship - they permeate his early works in Prague in the early 60s of the 20th century. Even the title of the director's first short film contained the word "trick". Unable to accept the normalization policy of communism, in 1968 the director emigrated with his family to Austria. However, he returned a year later, continuing to work with coded messages in the language of cinema, culminating in Czech surrealism. In the 1970s and 1980s, Švankmajer had already stepped into the human psyche as the most unpredictable, unpredictable and contradictory space. “Censorship has an advantage because it forces you to be extremely creative and think in symbols... those are the only weapons you have against censorship,” he concludes. Since 1993, when Czechoslovakia regained its independence and was divided into two countries, the author almost stopped making short films. For himself, it was the decline of the 'encrypted form'. RIGA IFF's retrospective screening includes nine short films by Švankmajer. They feast on Aesopian and language games. Nine virtuosic, unsophisticated and timeless cinema stunts.

Recommended age: 16+
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Session duration: 90 min
Place for a wheelchair: yes

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