The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
MovieTitle | Konec stalinismu v Čechách |
User score | 7.3 |
Release date | Feb 13, 1991 |
Genre | Animation |
Director | Jan Švankmajer |
Production country | Czechoslovakia, Germany, United Kingdom |
Production companies | BBC |
Run time | 10 min. |
A bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to 1989 (the Velvet Revolution). Some knowledge of the subject is essential in order to understand the film, which is entirely visual.