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Too Loud A Solitude

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York

Filmmmaker Genevieve Anderson will show a preview of her in progress animated narrative feature film. With puppets, animation and Paul Giamatti's voice, Anderson creates a visually stunning dramatic film adapted from the beloved Czech novella. This award winning artist and short film director of Boxed, Sunlight, and Ola’s Box of Clovers will bring to life Czech author Bohumil Hrabal’s beloved novella Too Loud A Solitude (Příliš hlučná…

Literary Inspirations in the Puppet Films of Jirí Trnka

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York

An illustrated talk by Irena Kovarova Thu, October 3, 2019, at 7 pm Bohemian National Hall, cinema The world-renowned Czech filmmaker and book illustrator Jirí Trnka (1912-1969), the master of stop motion animation, brought to the screen works by from Kosmas, Shakespeare, Chekhov, Hašek and others. From tragedy to comedy, Trnka made adults appreciate puppets like nobody else. The talk…