Porto Alegre hosts Czechoslovak cinema showcase

The Cinemateca Capitólio cinema in Porto Alegre, Brazil, is hosting a film program titled ‘Literakino: between the words and images of Czechoslovakia’. Running from September 22 to October 11, the event features seven Slovak feature films and three short animated works.

The selection provides a historical overview of Czechoslovak cinema from 1930 to 1980, focusing on adaptations of renowned literary works. Curators Leonardo Bomfim, Věra Matysíková, and Rastislav Steranka, the director of the Slovak Film Institute’s National Cinematographic Center, organized the showcase. Featured films include Stefan Uhr’s ‘Slnko v sieti’ (1962), Eduard Grečner’s ‘Nylonový mesiac’ (1965), Ján Lack’s comedy ‘Skalní v ofsajde’ (1960), and Martin Ťapák’s ‘Pacho, hybský zbojník’ (1975).