For vera chytilová, documentary and fiction were two equally adventurous processes. Something different follows two women one strand as a documentary of a gymnast in gruelling training real life olympic gold-medallist eva bosáková , whilst the second is the fiction of a discontented housewife v ra uzelacová . In a bagful of fleas, young factory girls defying imposed rules are played by non-professionals and the film shot in a free-wheeling cinéma vérité style. These two terrific early works introduce themes evident across chytilová’s career: a female viewpoint in a world dominated by men, the expectations and strictures of female gender roles, and a strong critique of her society. Combining formalism with anarchy and spiked with rebellious humour, her films broke strictures of genre and ideology to chart a new path for czechoslovak cinema. Available for the first time, the dvd presents these films from superb new high-definition digital transfers of the brand new restorations of the films by the czech national film archive, and ii cinema ritrovato, bologna and also includes a booklet featuring a new essay on chytilová and these films by czech cinema expert peter hames.
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For vera chytilová, documentary and fiction were two equally adventurous processes. Something different follows two women one strand as a documentary of a gymnast in
