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Czech Books"Summer of Caprice": a chance for the English reader to enjoy one of the legends of inter-war Czech literature.
Vladislav Vancura is one of the best known Czech writers of the period
between the First and Second World Wars. At home he is a household name,
but if he is not well known abroad, this comes as no surprise. Vancura has
often been described as untranslatable. His prose is very poetic, and some
would say that his writing has dated. This has not stopped the translator
Mark Corner from taking up the challenge of translating what is probably
Vancura's best known book "Rozmarne leto", which he translates
as "Summer of Caprice" into English. Mark Corner joins us in the
studio. More
One on OneMichaed Radford - a British film-maker with Czech connections
Michael Radford adapted and directed the film Nineteen Eighty-four, but is
perhaps best known as the director and co-writer of the Oscar-nominated
Italian language film The Postman. Recently Michael Radford was the
president of the grand jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film
Festival, and I met him at the town's Hotel Embassy. It wasn't Mr
Radford's first visit to the Czech Republic - as he told me, his Czech
connections go way back. More
Current Affairs'Closely Watched Trains' makes Top 100 list
The American weekly Time magazine has just published a list of the 100 best
films ever, compiled by its two much-respected film critics Richard
Schickel and Richard Corliss. The list, which includes such American
classics as The Godfather and Pulp Fiction, is well-balanced, containing
many non—US titles, among them 'Closely Watched Trains' -one of only three
Czech films to ever earn the Best Foreign-Language Oscar. More
Current AffairsCottbus Film Festival focuses on Czech cinema
The eastern German city of Cottbus last week organized its 14th Film
Festival specializing on East European Cinema. Apart from the feature film
competition and a display of successful movies from countries of Central
and Eastern Europe, the festival annually focuses on cinematography of a
particular country. This year it was Czech cinema that had the chance to
present itself. My colleague Martin Mikule hopped across the border to
Germany for the last couple of days of the festival. He's now with me in
the studio, so Martin, tell us what was it like? More
ArtsArts news, PEN Club
For most Czechs, Easter Sunday celebrates the coming of Spring and this
year, the organisers of Dvorak's Nelahozeves music festival have chosen
this day for the opening ceremony. Until September 28th, Prague, and the
Central Bohemian villages of Zlonice and Nelahozeves, Dvorak's birthplace,
will host eleven musical programmes, featuring works mainly from Antonin
Dvorak but also other Czech, European and US composers. The opening
ceremony will be held in Zlonice with a performance by a choir from Leeds.
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