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Current AffairsRobert Reford discusses Czech connections at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The biggest star of this year's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is
without doubt the much respected actor-director Robert Redford. He came at
the invitation of his friend Madeleine Albright, the Prague-born former US
secretary of state. And, he says, he also wanted to meet another world
renowned figure, former Czech president Vaclav Havel. More
Letter from PragueKarlovy Vary
This weekend I'm not actually in Prague - I'm a couple of hours' drive west
of the capital, in the spa town of Karlovy Vary, which is currently hosting
its 40th International Film Festival. The town gets its name - like
Prague's Charles Bridge and Charles University - from Emperor Charles IV.
The story goes that he stumbled upon the then little known village of Wary
in 1358; he was so taken with its health giving waters that he built a
bathtower nearby and gave it its prefix, and a royal charter, 12 years
later.
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Current AffairsRobert Redford to be special guest at 40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The special guest at this year's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
will be a real Hollywood legend - the great Robert Redford. A host of
other interesting actors and directors have also been invited to the
"A" list festival, which begins on July 1st and is one of the
most colourful events on the Czech cultural calendar. This year's Karlovy
Vary Film Festival is the 40th, even though it was not founded exactly 40
years ago. Artistic Director Eva Zaoralova explains:
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Current AffairsLord of the Rings' "Frodo" the biggest star at this year's Karlovy Vary festival
The three Lord of the Rings movies are among the most successful films of
all time. The brilliantly-made epics have made huge stars of several of
the actors involved, none more so than Elijah Wood, who plays the central
character Frodo Baggins. The 23-year-old is undoubtedly the biggest
celebrity to appear at this year's Karlovy Vary film festival, where
sightings of the Lord of the Rings star caused great excitement, and his
every move was accompanied by high security.
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Current AffairsDocumentary film legend Albert Maysles special guest at Karlovy Vary
One of this year's special guests at the Karlovy Vary International Film
Festival is Albert Maysles, a legend in the world of documentary film
making. As well as capturing the lives of 'ordinary' people, he has - at
very close quarters - caught the likes of John F Kennedy, Fidel Castro,
the Beatles and Muhammad Ali with his handheld camera. Mr Maysles, who is
now 77, said it was gratifying that his work - some of it from the early
1960s - was still finding an appreciative audience today.
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Current AffairsColourful Karlovy Vary film festival in full swing
The 39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is currently underway,
with dozens of well-known actors and directors, hundreds of films and
thousands of enthusiastic film fans making the festival one of the most
colourful events in the Czech Republic.
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