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“I simply felt, I have to make it” – Václav Marhoul’s Painted Bird cleans up at Czech Lions
This year’s Czech Lion film awards were dominated by The Painted Bird by Václav Marhoul, which triumphed with no fewer than nine prizes. Two of the other main contenders…
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The best of Czech classical music, part nine: Ktož jsú boží bojovníci
Did the outnumbered Hussites defeat the crusaders at the Battle of Domažlice by singing? Modern-day historians are sceptical. But for František Palacký, Alois Jirásek and…
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“This is about me being Czech”: NY-based photographer Marie Tomanová on new Prague show
Photographer Marie Tomanová, who has been living in the US for the past decade, won many accolades for Young Americans, a series of striking portraits that came out in…
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Vladislav Vančura’s Marketa Lazarová: A medieval epic exploring the possibilities of Czech language
Marketa Lazarová by Vladislav Vančura is a masterpiece of Czech interwar modernism, praised for its experimental use of language. The epic tale, set in an unspecified time…
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Collector donates valuable Japanese art to Prague’s National Gallery
The National Gallery in Prague has received a major donation of Japanese Zen art, which includes over 500 hanging scrolls with ink paintings. The scrolls are part of the…
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14th century love song: Frolicking Little Angel
If one was to look through history in search of the predecessors of today’s popular music, then one of the oldest songs worth a mention would have to be Frolicking Little…
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Žatec: Czech town providing perfect location for major productions including JoJo Rabbit
The Czech town of Žatec is best-known for its exceptional hops. But in recent years it has also been the setting for many Hollywood productions, including the movies The…
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David Černý’s “locomotive bridge” to connect two Prague buildings
A bridge in the form of a locomotive crashing from one building to another is the latest project by Czech artist David Černý, known for the black sculptures of babies…
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The best of Czech classical music, part seven: Humoresque No. 7 by Antonín Dvořák
Czech classical music is not only a part of the national culture and history, but also of its very soul. This year, we have prepared a series on renowned works of Czech…
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Enter the Dragon: Czech glass artworks master Lasvit installs ‘world’s biggest jewels’ in luxury…
They took a year to design, another year to make, and half a year to install. But the Czech lighting and glass artworks company Lasvit has realised a project of truly epic…
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The Good Soldier Švejk: Jaroslav Hašek’s comic masterpiece
Jaroslav Hašek’s The Good Soldier Švejk is a classic of not just Czech but world literature. Is soldier Josef Švejk employing exaggerated zeal to cunningly mock the Austro…
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Czech filming subsidies bring in record profit from foreign productions
Thanks to incentives, film projects realised in the Czech Republic brought in around USD 390 million to the economy last year, a record number that is double the amount…
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