Closely Watched Trains(Ostře sledované vlaky)
Dir: Jiří Menzel
Czechoslovakia, 1966, Czech/German, 88mins, DCP
Cast: Václav Neckář, Josef Somr, Jitka Bendová
Juxtaposing obscenity and tragedy in true poetry, Menzel’s lauded directorial feature and Oscar win is affectionately remembered as one of the pinnacles of the Czech New Wave. Penning the script together with the novella’s author Bohumil Hrabal, the director imbues his Nazi satire with wit and slapstick, while gracing his naive character – a young apprentice railroader – a sense of tenderness as he encounters a universe of frustration and adventure during his attempt of liberating from virginity. Oblivious to the war, the boy-turned-man inadvertently becomes an unsung hero.
Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film
21/10 (Sat): Seminar with Michal Bregant (CEO, Národní filmový archiv, Prague) and Joyce Yang. Conducted in English.
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Too Absurd a Reality: A Jiří Menzel Retrospective
Buy Ticket 2023-09-16 (Sat)
19:45Full House 2023-10-21 (Sat)
14:30
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
K11 Art House
Broadway Hollywood
Hong Kong Film Archive
Festival Grand Cinema
The Grand Cinema
M+ Cinema
Cine Moko
MOViE MOViE
The Metroplex
the sky
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Arts Centre Shouson Theatre
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
The HKFYG Jockey Club Media 21
CINE FAN ONLINE
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Assigned seating
Full House