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| 20/1 - | Gustav Machaty’s Ekstase (Ecstasy), starring a 19-year-old Hedy Lamarr, is released. Lamarr, who appears under her real name, Hedy Kiesler, causes a sensation by appearing nude and engaging in simulated sex. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 25/1 - | Filming begins shooting on Vrazda v Ostrovni ulici (Murder in Ostrovni Ulice) at the newly completed Barrandov Studios [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 13/10 - | Reka, actor and director Josef Rovensky’s tale of adolescent love, is released. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
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| 1/1 - | Gustav Machaty holds a preview of his latest film, Nocturno (Nocturne) before leaving the country. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 26/10 - | Martin Fric’s satirical drama Hej-Rup! (Heave-ho!) is released. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 28/11 - | Gustav Machaty’s Nocturne is released. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
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The Barrandov Studios now have two newly-constructed sound stages. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Martin Fric’s Svet Patri Nam (The World is Ours) is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 15/11 - |
The release of Frantisek Cap’s Babicka (Grandmother) is banned in many towns after giving rise to anti-Nazi demonstrations. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 12/5 - |
Jiri Trnka and partners create the Batri v Triku (Trick Brothers) animation unit. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 11/8 - |
The film industry is nationalised by the National Union government. All film production companies become state property under the collective name Statny Film. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– A film festival takes place at Mariánske Lazne. In future it will be moved to Karlovy Vary, and become the country’s largest film festival. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Jiri Weiss’ Uloupena Hranice (The Stolen Frontier), which retells the events of 1939, is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– Vladimir Borsky's Jan Rohac z Dube (Jan Rohac of Duba), the country’s first colour film, is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The film industry comes under state control following the communist coup. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The Kratky Film Studio is established. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The state film school, FAMU, is established in Prague. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1948 | ||||
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The film industry is nationalised by the Communist government. [MORE] [ADD] |
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The first Congress of the World Union of Documentary takes place at Mariánské Lázne (Marienbad). Representatives from France (Henri Langlois), Hungary, Netherlands (Joris Ivens), Poland, UK (Basil Wright) and Yugoslavia are present. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Films of Note |
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Cisaruv slavik (The Emperor’s Nightingale) (Jiri Trnka) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Nemá barikáda (The Silent Barricade) (Otakar Vávra) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Jiri Weiss’ Posledni vystrel (The Last Shot), featuring a cast of non-professional actors, is released. [MORE] [ADD] |