Program of the 5th year of the international project against totalitarianism, for the memory of the nation Mene Tekel 2011
13:00 Under the auspices of the Rector of the Charles University Prof. RNDr. Václav Hampl. Ceremonial opening of the nine-part intergenerational exhibition project
“Reflection of Totalitarianism in Arts and Education”.
Scenario and production Daniela and Jan Řeřichovi, curator Michal Kuchta
As a part of the exhibition opening there will be a prize presentation to winners of the creative art contest for Primary Art Schools.
During the ceremony the book “Occupiers, Go Away !” by Algis Miksa, Lithuania, will be introduced in its first Czech edition. The creative team as well as H.E. Ambassador of Lithuania in the Czech Republic Aurimas Taurantas will be present to the baptism of this book.
Entry by invitation only.
The exhibition will be open to public from February 22nd to 5th of March, daily from 10 am. To 6 pm. Free entry.
15:00 Opening of the international project Mene Tekel 2011, public assambly against totalitarianism and violence, for the memory of the nation.
Musial accompaniment by Jaroslav Hutka.
Proclamation for the Mene Tekel by: MUDr. Naděžda Kavalírová, Chairperson of the Confederation of Political Prisoners of the Czech Republic, MUDr. Bohuslav Svoboda, Mayor of the City of Prague, ThDr. Joel Ruml, Chairman of the Ecumenical Church Council, Jure Knezovič, President of the International Association of Former Political Prisoners and Victims of Communism.
19:00 Under the auspices of the Ambassador of Canada in Czech Republic H. E. Valerie Raymond and in presence of Alex McNiven, chargé d'affaires.
Premiere of the „Jazz Bridge Over the Ocean“ — a unique concert of artists who protested against totalitarianism by music. Ed Vokurka, the best jazz violinist of Canada 2006 for the first time with Jana Koubková, the unmistakable personality of the Czech jazz scene.
20:00 Mansfeld — From a Higher Perspective (Mansfeld — Magasabb szempontból), 2006, Hungary — Canada, director Andor Szilágyi, script Andor Szilágyi, camera Gábor Medvigy
Starring: Péter Fancsikai, Maia Morgenstern, ÁronDimény, Károly Eperjes, Ervin Nagy, János Bán, Zoltán Seress, Peter Blaskó
It is the year 1958. Seventeen year old Péter Mansfeld „contaminated“ by revolutionary ideas of the 1956 year is dreaming about the recurrence of the uprising and about the liberation of his imprisoned brother-in-low. With his friends they do boyish pranks and minor infractiones, for which they got in custody. Under the influence of the „higher rerspective“ the case of ordinary hooliganism has become a show trial with the dagerous counter-revolutionare and Mansfeld is sentenced to death. The exhecution of the sentence must wait until his legal age.
Expert commentary by PhDr. Eva Irmanová, CSc., Institute of History.
21:00 Cycle of concerts “Rock Against Totality”.
Led Zeppelin Revival Band + Lady Scarecrow
Projection of documentary films by ČT Studio Ostrava
10:00 International conference “Totality Reflections in Art and Education”.
Under the auspices of the Charles University Rector Prof. RNDr. Václav Hampl.
Moderated by historian Tomáš Grulich.
International experience will be presented for instance by Jure Knezovič, President of INTER — ASSO ( Croatia ), writer Rudolf Dobbin ( Slovakia ), the Czech side will be presented also by František Šedivý, a writer and the first Deputy Chairman of the Confederation of Political Prisoners CR, by Jiří Stránský, a writer and a screenwriter, by a theatrolog Vladimír Just, by Jaroslav Pinkas, historian from the Institute for Study of Totalitarian Regimes, Vera Hradečná, civic association Dcery padesátých let ( Daughters of Fifties ), Petr Šimíček and Jiří Sovadina, civic association PANT.
Screening of documentary films will be a part of the conference, film “Vanishing Footprints” ( Fate of the sculptor Šlezinger ) and an archive film from 1955 “Monument of Love and Friendship” ( Monument of Stalin ).
17:00 Literary and musical composition “Towards the Light of Calvary”
Poetry of poets prisoners of conscience recite Gabriela Vránová and Ondřej Kepka. Musical accompaniment by Štěpán Rak on marble guitar.
Scenario by Daniela Řeřichová.
20:00 Time Stops (Megáll as idó), 1981, Hungary, director: Péter Gothár, script: Géza Bereményi, Péter Gothár, camera: Lajos Koltai
Starring: Pál Hetényi, Ági Kakassy, Henrik Pauer, Péter Gálfi, Sándor Sőth, Lajos Őze, Jozef Króner
Ageless compelling story of several high school students, their teachers and parents takes place at the early sixthies, the older generation can still hear shooting in the ears of the revolution in street fighting in fifty-six, but their children in cellars alredy imitate Cliff Richard, experience their first love and dream about a journey to the west.
The film won the Best Director Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival and the Young Cinema Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Introduction of lecturer: PhDr. Jaromir Blažejovský, Department of Film and Audiovisual Culture, Film faculty of the Masaryk University in Brno
21:00 Cycle of concerts “Rock Against Totality”.
QUEENIE — QUEEN Revival Band
Projection of documentary films by ČT Studio Ostrava.
10:00 Program for schools: “Totalitarianism in Art, Art Under Totalitarianism”
Tragic fate of two sculptors of one generation: Jaroslav Šlezinger ( convicted in a show trial, died on 2.8.1955 in Jachymov mines ) and Otakar Švec ( disciple of J.V.Myslbek, sculptor of Stalin memorial, committed suicide on 4.4.1955 ).
Screening of documents: “Vanishing Footprints” and “Monument of Love and Friendship” with the commentary of a historian. Discussion with the participation of Mrs. Marie Bohuňovská, the author of the document about J. Šlezinger. Program will be moderated by Debora Štolbová.
17:00 Under the auspices and with the personal participation of the Ambassador of Hungary in the Czech Republic Dr. László Szöke. In co-operation with the Embassy of Hungary in CR and the Hungarian Cultural Centre.
Amateur films will be screened depicting the revolution in 1956.
Hungarian National Film Archive recently got for decades clasified film recordings of seven amateur filmmakers (among them a pair of films by Czechs amateurs), which will be performed in the original, unedited version, and without comment. One of the records was taken by two Prague amateurs, Jan Kodet sculptor and architect Karel Černý, who in October 1956 stayed at the Hotel Nemzeti on Lenin's ring road. They filmed the event from windows of their hotel room and on Rákóczi street. Their records of the revolutionary days are among the most interesting. They even managed to record some battle scenes.
Translated to Czech language.
20:00 Department ( A részleg ), 1994, Hungary — Romania, director: Péter Gothár, script: Ádam Bodor, Péter Gothár, camera: Vivi Dragan Vasile
Starring: Mari Nagyová, József Szarvas, Valentin Teodosiu, Misu Dimvale, Andrei Finti
Film parable of the totalitarian system in Eastern Europe somewhere, where people had no co- decision about their fate and where they meant almost nothing. A story of a successful working woman, displaced from the central office. She is made a boss of “a department office” somewhere in the mountains. The film was made by the prose of Ádám Bodora, one of the most prominent contemporary representatives of the Transylvanian Hungarian literature.
Introduction of lecturer: Mircea Dan Duta, PhD., Director of the Rumanian Culture Centre
21:00 Cycle of concerts “Rock Against Totality”.
Radim Hladík and the Blue Effect
Projection of documentary films by ČT Studio Ostrava
10:00 Program for schools: “Totalitarianism in Art, Art Under Totalitarianism”
Tragic fate of two sculptors of one generation: Jaroslav Šlezinger ( convicted in a show trial, died on 2.8.1955 in Jachymov mines ) and Otakar Švec ( disciple of J.V.Myslbek, sculptor of Stalin memorial, committed suicide on 4.4.1955 ).
Screening of documents: “Vanishing Footprints” and “Monument of Love and Friendship” with the commentary of a historian. Discussion with the participation of Mrs. Marie Bohuňovská, the author of the document about J. Šlezinger.
Program will be moderated by Debora Štolbová.
14:00 Opening of the Day of Poland
Screening of documentary films:
Jacek Petrycki
Cameraman of the film “Black Thursday” was born in 1948 in Poznan, studyed the Film School in Lodz. For his work he won the silver medal for merit to culture Gloria Artis. He was a cameraman for director such as Krzysztof Kieslowski, Ryszard Bugajského, Agnieszka Holland, and Jack Głomba and he did series of documentary films ( including City Without God ).
The discussion will be moderated by Krystyna Krauze, program director at the Polish Institute in Prague. Graduate of Film Academy and Theatre Academy of Performing Arts, translator from Czech, especially dramas, director, dramaturge. Born in Gdansk, before 1989 got actively involved in the anticommunist opposition movement.
The program translated into Czech.
20:00 In co-operation with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the Czech Republic and the Polish Institute in Prague.
Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in the Czech Republic Mgr. Jan Pastwa will state the premiere of the cult feature film "The General Nil", filmed in 2009. The film crew represents the film's producer, Wlodzimierz Niderhaus.
Director: Ryszard Bugajski
Starring: Łukaszewicz O., A. Jachiewicz M. Emilianowicz, A. Cieślak, Z. Stryj J. Rozenek
Historical film about the last years of dramatic life of legendary freedom fighter, leader of the headquarters of diverse and sabotage units of the Polish underground army during the World War II. August Emil Fieldorf codenamed Nil was arrested after the war by the Soviet NKVD … The story of one of the most important leaders of anti-Hitler resistance throughout occupied Europe, whose fate reflects the tragedy of Central and Eastern Europe in the hands of two totalitarian regimes.
Introduction of lecturer: Mgr. Beatrice Urgošíková, National Film Archive
Translated into Czech.
21:00 Cycle of concerts “Rock Against Totality”.
Visací zámek band
Projection of documentary films by ČT Studio Ostrava
10:00 "Testimony of the daughters of political prisoners"
This year's theme of the festival Mene Tekel Reflection of totalitarianism in art and education addressed the civic association the Daughters of Fiftieth very significantly. Among the members of the association there are daughters, whose fathers were able to bring our literature, history and philosophy to Europe. Nothing remained indebted to the men, even after release from a Communist prison, although often hiding under assumed names.
Round table will be moderated by John Pellarová.
During the second part of the program the civic association the Daughters of Fifties will present its activities and goals, which means to acquaint the public, especially the younger generation, with practices of the communist regime, with the persecution of families of imprisoned fathers and mothers, with the prohibition for their children to study and do their profession.
The program will continue by screening one of the documentary film series made by students of the Film Academy of Performing Arts: "To My Father — Miroslava Bočková, born Mezulianiková ", a reminiscent of life at the time of her father's imprisonment (1949 — 1964) and after. The film maker has been facing some aspects of this unfortunate fate till today.
Finally, a discussion will be held with students and witnesses at the round table with at the presence of journalists and writers Luděk Navara, L. Bílek, P. Kopal and the Daughters: Hana Truncová, Hana Tížkovou, Jindřiška Grimová, Jarka Matoušková, Eva Langrová, Eva Vláhová, Lída Vaďurová, Věra Pytlíčková , Lída Voříšková, Mirka Bočková and Marie Janalíková.
11.00 Commemorative meeting at the memorial plaque of the Senate of the CR Parliament. Organized by the Senate of the CR Parliament and the Academic Club Prague in 1948 on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of students march for freedom and democracy to the Prague Castle on 25 February 1948.
20.00 All that matters (Wszystko, co najważniejsze),1992, Poland, directed by Robert Glinski
Starring: Ewa Skibińska, Krzysztof Globisz, Adam Siemion, Bogusław Linda
Film adaptation of the autobiographical book by Ola Wat, the wife of the poet Aleksander Wat. Wat, the famous Polish poet — futurist, in the thirties belonged to bohemians who sympathised with communism. His wife Ola was a decoration of Warsaw literary salons. World War II begins. The Wats are Jews and they have to flee before Nazis from Warsaw to the east. However there they are, like many others, caught by the Soviet occupation. Aleksandr Wat is arrested and Ola and their son are taken away to Kazakhstan, where together with other outcasts they work hard in inhuman conditions. Searching for her husband takes her to jail. After being tortured and psychological coercion she adopted the Soviet citizenship. A drama of a divided family reflects the fate of many Polish people who, after their deportation they had overcome big difficulties in order to return from the Soviet Union back to Poland, from where after the war they had to run away again from the communists.
Film by Robert Gliński, film director and Rector of the prestigious film school in Lodz, has won several awards, such as at the Festival of Polish Feature Films in Gdynia for best film, camera, sound.
Introduction of lecturer: Krystyna Krauze, deputy director of the Polish Institute in Prague
21:00 Cycle of concerts “Rock Against Totality”.
AC/DC band — Bon Scott memorial band
Projection of documentary films by ČT Studio Ostrava
21:00 „Jazz Bridge Over the Ocean“ — Ed Vokurka, the best jazz violinist of Canada 2006 with Jana Koubková, the unmistakable personality of the Czech jazz scene.
14:00 Imaginary reconstruction of the trial of political prisoner and artist Dagmar Šimková — the final work of the scientific seminar of Faculty of Law "Political Processes of Fifties“.
Prepared by Mgr. Jan Řeřicha, senior supervisor Prof. JUDr. Jan Kuklík, DrSc.
The exhibition "The Beautiful Girl from the Villa Overlooking the River”, mapping the fate of Dagmar Šimková.
Ecumenical divine service for the executed, martyred and dead political prisoners.
Celebrated by Prague Archbishop Dominik Duka.
Musical part by the ČVUT choir, chorus master Jan Steyer.
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