Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)
2000-12-16
Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)
Overview: A labyrinthine portrait of Czech culture on the brink of a new millennium. Egon Bondy prophesies a capitalist inferno, Jim Čert admits to collaborating with the secret police, Jaroslav Foglar can’t find a bottle-opener, and Ivan Diviš makes observations about his own funeral. This is the Czech Republic in the late 90s, as detailed in Karel Vachek’s documentary.
Overview: Meet The Plastic People of the Universe, the avant-garde, jazz-rock, Sun Ra meets Velvet Underground, Czech revolutionaries. A tribute to the band that against all odds used the power of their music to help topple their oppressive government.