Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation at the Library of Congress in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic, Washington Jewish Film Festival and the Hebrew Language Table presents:
WHAT: FILM "MILOS FORMAN - WHAT DOESNT' KILL YOU..." CELEBRATING OSCAR WINNING DIRECTOR MILOS FORMAN'S 80TH BIRTHDAY WHEN : SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 (TUESDAY) AT NOON WHERE: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, PICKFORD THEATER, MADISON BUILDING, 3RD FLOOR. The Library, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Czech Republic, presents a new ongoing film series, "Docs in Salute" focusing on interesting personalities that have been touched by Jewish themes. The series is dedicated to Forman's parents who died in the concentration camps. The first screening in the series takes viewers inside the life of acclaimed Czech-American director Milos Forman. His films include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, and the People vs. Larry Flynt. The series will feature four documentaries including noon - time screenings on September 4, September 19, October 10 and October 17. For more information contact Gail Shirazi 202-707-9897, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> The four documentaries are part of the Czech Embassy's Mutual Inspirations Festival 2012. For more information about the festival, visit www.mutualinspirations.org<http://www.mutualinspirations.org>. PRESS RELEASE : August 17, 2012 Press contact: Audrey Fischer (202) 707-0022, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Public contact: Gail Shirazi (202) 707-9897, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> New Film Series Features Czech Documentary Films Series Honors Director Miloš Forman on His 80th Birthday The Library of Congress, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Czech Republic, will present a new film series titled "Docs in Salute," focusing on interesting personalities who have been touched by Jewish themes. The series will begin with four documentaries that will be screened at the Library at noon on Sept. 4, Sept. 19, Oct. 10 and Oct. 17 in the Mary Pickford Theater, located on the third floor of the James Madison Building at 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The film series, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored jointly by the Library's Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation, The Embassy of the Czech Republic, the Washington Jewish Film Festival and the Hebrew Language Table. The films are in English and Czech with English subtitles. Tickets are not required. The four documentaries are part of the Mutual Inspirations Festival 2012-Miloš Forman, celebrating Oscar-winning director Miloš Forman's 80th birthday and achievements. It honors the best of Czech cinematography and the accomplishments of the transatlantic (Czech-American) film industry. For more information about the festival, visit www.mutualinspirations.org<http://www.mutualinspirations.org>. The first film in the series, "What Doesn't Kill You" (30 minutes), pays tribute to Forman, a Czech-American director and screenwriter whose parents were both killed in the Holocaust. His films include "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Amadeus" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt." The film screening on Sept. 4 will be followed by a discussion with Robert Rehak, Cultural Attache of the Embassy of the Czech Republic. The series continues on Sept. 19 with the screening of "In the Shadow of Memory: Legacies of Lidice" (52 minutes), followed by a discussion with director Jerri Zbiral; "The Immortal Balladeer of Prague: Karel Hasler" (62 minutes) on Oct. 10, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Josef Lustig and the composer's son, Thomas Hasler; and "Four Pairs of Shoes" (50 minutes) on Oct. 17, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Pavel Stingl. Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. The Library seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions. Many of the Library's rich resources can be accessed through its website at www.loc.gov<http://www.loc.gov>. # # # PR 12-153 08/17/12 ISSN 0731-3527 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 101 Independence Avenue SE Washington, DC 20540 Phone: (202) 707-2905 Fax: (202) 707-9199 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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