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.
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
