Architektura ČSSR 1958-1989

Documentary

Director: Jan Zajíček
Screenplay: Jan Zajíček, Henrieta Moravčíková
Cinematography: Jiří Málek
Music: Ondřej Skala, Vladimír Godár
Producers: Karla Stojáková, Pavel Berčík, Maroš Hečko, Peter Veverka
Editing: Jan Zajíček, Zdeněk Marek
Sound: Jan Paul, Miroslav Chaloupka

Brutally beautiful, yet criminally overlooked. Beyond the grey tide of prefabricated housing estates, the latter half of the twentieth century also gave rise to exceptional, spiritual and timeless works of architecture—creations that drew attention even in the West. Inspired by an idea from Vladimir 518, Jan Zajíček embarks on a unique feature-length journey into the architectural scene before the Velvet Revolution. Through striking cinematography of the most remarkable Czech and Slovak post-war buildings, combined with insights from leading architects and theorists, the film paints a vivid portrait of an era where, alongside the official and centrally planned, the organic, modern and inspiring could still flourish. (Aerofilms)