What They Didn't Teach You in History Class

(festival title)
  • Czechoslovakia Co nebylo v dějepise
Documentary / Short
Czechoslovakia, 1969, 9 min

Directed by:

Miloslav Hrubý

Plots(1)

The loss of one’s sense of humour is one of the most serious disabilities of our time, proclaims this peculiar interpretation of Czech history through the eyes of artists Josef Neprakta, Vladimír Jiránek, Jaroslav Vyskočil and Zdeněk Jirotka. The masters of cartoon satire comment on the transformation of socialism during the Prague Spring using examples of historical events. (Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival)

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