Stories of the 20th Century

original title: Příběhy 20. století

synopsis

We most commonly see Normalization era in Czechoslovakia – the time of social and political repression following the country’s invasion by Warsaw Pact troops in 1968 – through documentaries about dissidents or from old television series. But the dilemmas posed by the totalitarian regime affected everybody. The 16-part series Stories of the 20th Century explores various people’s (students, journalists, miners, secret police collaborators, soldiers, rank-and-file Party members, homosexuals, and many others) responses to the pressure they received not only from the government apparatus but also from those around them.

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Three films from the series will be presented by their writers and directors.
Tři filmy představí a debatu o nich povedou režiséři a scenáristé cyklu.

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