This half-hour BBC documentary offers a revealing look at Svankmajer at work on "Death of Stalinism in Bohemia," and uses excerpts from his earlier films to trace the development of his unique sensibility.

Gorzka miłość Trailer (1990)

01 May 1990

Poland, 1945. Crowds of repatriates are traveling from east to west in search of new homes and loved ones lost during the war.

Alter schützt vor Liebe nicht Trailer (1990)

25 February 1990

Otto is turning 65 and a big celebration with relatives and friends is coming up. What does life bring? A comfortable retirement, looking after his beloved grandchildren, lamenting the aches and pains of old age.

The Flirt Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

A heartfelt story about the borderlands of childhood, about a boy who is still a child, but who is touched by an inexplicable, barely discernible feeling of love.

Sexpot Trailer (1990)

31 October 1990

A woman marries wealthy men, then arranges for them to have "accidental" deaths.

Sceny nocne Trailer (1990)

13 March 1990

Warsaw elites meet at a ball in Baron Neman's palace, where they discuss the political situation in Poland.

Satanic Sect: Messenger of the Lord Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

A satanic preacher comes to a small town where he unleashed the terror of the inhabitants.

Mirakel Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

Andreas, who is ten, has been brought up by his grandmother. When she dies, he removes a putto from the crucifix placed upon her, puts it in his mouth and does not speak again.

The Land of Dreams Trailer (1990)

08 August 1990

Joseph Mnwana arrives at Heathrow on a flight from Johannesburg and asks for political asylum. But what is he fleeing from? The authorities are suspicious, and Joseph has an uncertain future in store.

Three Jolly Fellows Trailer (1990)

31 August 1990

Three Jolly Fellows tells of the adventures of three small men in a world that borders on the fantastic: the composed and close-to-nature Mossbeard, the irritable city dweller Halfshoe, and the sensitive poet Muff.

Tacos, tortas y enchiladas Trailer (1990)

15 February 1990

Three women try to find out which of their husbands is the father of a child abandoned on the market they work.

Nijinski, la marionnette de Dieu Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

As he gradually turns mad, the dancer Nijinsky evokes the important episodes of his life. In costumes and sets of lush beauty, the divine puppet performs in a final show where the secondary characters are named: Diaghilev, Isadora Duncan, Stravinsky, Auguste Rodin, Léon Bakst.

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