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Žijeme v Praze

Otakar Vávra
1934 Czechoslovakia 12 minutes no words
©NFA

On-the-street vignettes mixing social documentary with dramatic interludes fix Prague’s landmarks and denizens with acrid observations. Woven into this poetic reportage on the beauty, banality, and optimism of Prague’s irrepressible urbanity is a romantic encounter that progresses from stolen kisses in the shadow of St Vitus to a breathtaking suicide leap from the Charles Bridge.

Distribution :
NFA - Narodní Filmovy Archiv/Archives nationales du film
Photography :
Jaroslav Tuzar

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