CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
A provocative, witty and intimate insight into one of cinema's most important movements
6.5
2 votes
2018
7h 28m
Documentary
Overview
An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most acclaimed exponents - Closely Observed Trains director Jiří Menzel.
Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
Top cast
Jiří Menzel
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Antonín Máša
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Dušan Hanák
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Ivan Passer
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Miloš Forman
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Juraj Jakubisko
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Věra Chytilová
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Karel Kachyňa
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Pavel Juráček
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Ján Kadár
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Elmar Klos
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Ester Krumbachová
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Jaromil Jireš
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Ken Loach
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Juraj Herz
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Otakar Vávra
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Vojtěch Jasný
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Woody Allen
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Eduard Grečner
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Dušan Dušek
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Status
Released
Release date
September 16, 2018
Budget
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Revenue
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Language
Russian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, French, Polish, English
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