Slovak films from August 1968 will be presented to Lithuanian audiences
A showcase focused on Slovak cinema from the 50`s to 80`s will be presented in Vilnius, Lithuania, starting August 23, 2013.
All screenings celebrate 50th anniversary of the Slovak Film Institute and will be held in Skalvija Cinema, as a part of the Artscape project, founded and organized by Kino Pavasaris, the main organizer of the Vilnius International Film Festival. In addition to the four feature films (Luck Will Come on Sunday, Before Tonight Is Over, Pink Dreams, Night Riders), the Lithuanian audience will also be able to watch several documentaries shot during August 1968 and shortly after (The Time We Live, Black Days, The Wake).
"With regard to date of the evant, which is two days after entering the infamous Warsaw Pact Intervation August 21, 1968, on our territory, we have aslo prepared the evening gained to August 1968. In terms of history Lithuanians can identify themselves with this topic and find it interesting and important," says Alexandra Strelková, director of the National Cinematographic Centre (NCC) of Slovak Film Institute (SFU).
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LUCK WILL COME ON SUNDAY (Šťastie príde v nedeľu) SK - 87 min. - 1958 - feature director: Ján Lacko more... |
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BEFORE TONIGHT IS OVER (Kým sa skončí táto noc) |
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PINK DREAMS (Ružové sny) SK - 80 min. - 1976 - feature director: Dušan Hanák more... |
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NIGHT RIDERS (Noční jazdci) SK - 92 min. - 1981 - feature director: Martin Hollý more... |
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| SECTION DOCUMENTARIES AUGUST 1968 |
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THE TIME WE LIVE (Čas, ktorý žijeme) SK - 60 min. - 1968 - documentary director: Vlado Kubenko, Ladislav Kudelka, Ivan Húšťava, Otakar Krivánek, Jaroslav Pogran |
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BLACK DAYS (Čierne dni) SK - 31 min. - 1968 - documentary director: Ladislav Kudelka, Milan Černák, Štefan Kamenický, Ctibor Kováč |
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THE WAKE (Tryzna) SK - 23min. - 1969 - documentary director: Vlado Kubenko, Peter Mihálik, Dušan Trančík |
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Bulletin of the event for downloadMore information at:
www.kinopavasaris.lt
published: 22.08.2013
updated: 26.08.2013