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1966 1h 10m

O slavnosti a hostech

Directed by Jan Němec

In Jan Němec’s surreal fable, a picnic is rudely transformed into a lesson in political hierarchy when a handful of mysterious authority figures show up. This allegory about oppression and conformity was banned in its home country but became an international success after it premiered at the New York Film Festival.

Writing 3

Jan Němec
Screenplay
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Ester Krumbachová
Story
Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Ester Krumbachová
Screenplay
Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Directing 1

Jan Němec
Director
Prague, Czechoslovakia