Review of the movie Smetana by Marko Najbrt

Review of the movie Smetana by Marko Najbrt

When he conducts, Bedřich Smetana is in his element. He closes his eyes and lets himself be carried away by the interplay of instruments. Cuts to his joyous dance with his wife Betty reveal that he is feeling supreme happiness. At that moment, there is nothing but music, the pace and expression of which it … Read more

Photo: Věra Plívová-Šimková, director of Lord of the Boys or Krakonoš and skiers, has died

Photo: Věra Plívová-Šimková, director of Lord of the Boys or Krakonoš and skiers, has died

Photo: Czech Television culture, CTK 1 hour ago Several generations of viewers grew up on her films Pani kluci or Krakonoš and skiers. Věra Plívová-Šimková, director and screenwriter of more than two dozen family films, died this Sunday at the age of 90. “A child’s heart is still the same and will be the same … Read more