Letter from Prague Purple suits long gone but ‘period’ café remains at old Federal Assembly

01-11-2009 02:01 | Ian Willoughby

The End of Czechoslovakia as Seen from the Parliament is the English title of a documentary that was screened as part of this year’s One World film festival in Prague. It is a fascinating portrait of the end of an era. Many big names of post-1989 politics appear: 17 years younger, often in bad ties or even – I had forgotten that bizarre early ‘90s fashion – purple suits.

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