\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddff Czech Cinema Spotlight <\/p>\n
Bohemian Paradise<\/a> (Dovolen\u00e1 v \u010cesk\u00e9m r\u00e1ji) turns a family camping trip into a wryly observed portrait of Czech holiday culture, set against the spectacular landscapes of \u010cesk\u00fd r\u00e1j. The new comedy follows a family as their vacation spirals into mishaps, while gently skewering the rituals, stereotypes, and absurdities of domestic tourism.<\/p>\n Why watch now: The film showcases the forests, sandstone formations, and Trosky Castle in Bohemian Paradise, and bucks a recent trend in Czech comedy with its offbeat humor. The Prague Reporter calls it<\/a> “a warm but unsparing satire of Czech holiday culture that will resonate with anyone who has spent time in the country\u2019s campsites and forests.”<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf9e\ufe0f The Throwback <\/p>\n Two landmark features by Czech animation pioneer Ji\u0159\u00ed Trnka are receiving renewed international attention this week with a new Blu-ray release of restored versions<\/a> of The Czech Year and Old Czech Legends. The films showcase Trnka\u2019s elaborate handcrafted puppets and miniature sets while drawing on Czech folklore, history and traditions.<\/p>\n The new two-disc collection, which can be purchased at Amazon.co.uk<\/a>, brings Trnka\u2019s restored classics to international audiences alongside archival material and his acclaimed short The Hand. In Czechia, both The Czech Year<\/a> and Old Czech Legends<\/a> can be streamed with English subtitles on KVIFF.tv<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 This Week’s English-Friendly Screenings <\/p>\n \ud83c\udf7f New wide releases <\/p>\n \ud83d\udcfa The Streaming Watchlist <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddff Czech Cinema Spotlight Bohemian Paradise (Dovolen\u00e1 v \u010cesk\u00e9m r\u00e1ji) turns a family camping trip into a wryly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":587958,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,270],"class_list":["post-587957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/587958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}