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CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel (2018)DocumentaryRating 35/100

This epic, indispensable work of cinema scholarship from archivist and filmmaker Shivendra Singh Dungarpur is a remarkable, in-depth portrait of director Jiří Menzel (CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS) and the Czechoslovak New Wave that he helped forge. Featuring extensive interviews with Menzel and compatriots like Věra Chytilová, Miloš Forman, Jan Němec, and Ivan Passer, CZECHMATE is a deeply personal tribute to a singular artist and an illuminating look at the turbulent social and political circumstances that gave rise to one of the most explosive creative movements in all of cinema history.

Cast: Jiří Menzel, Antonín Máša, Dušan Hanák, Ivan Passer, Miloš Forman, Juraj Jakubisko, Věra Chytilová

Director: Shivendra Singh Dungarpur