Tune in to CUNY TV for a screening of the film, Closely Watched Trains, followed by a discussion lead by CALA faculty, Leonard Quart. Leonard is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU SPS CALA. He is a Professor Emeritus of Cinema at CUNY and COSI. He is a contributing editor to Cineaste; a columnist for Berkshire Eagle; and co-author of American Film and Society Since 1945, 4th edition (Praeger), and The Films of Mike Leigh (Cambridge University Press). He has also written innumerable reviews and essays on films and other subjects for Dissent, The London Magazine, Logos, and Film Quarterly.
About the Film:
The screening and discussion will be airing on CUNY TV during the following times:
Saturday, April 6 – 9:00pm
Sunday, April 7 – 9:00pm
Saturday, April 13 – 12:00am
(1966, Country: Czechoslovakia, Language: Czech|German, Genres: Comedy|Drama|Romance|War, B&W)
Director: Jiri Menzel
Writers: Bohumil Hrabal (novel), Bohumil Hrabal (screenplay)
Stars: Vaclav Neckar, Josef Somr, Vlastimil Brodsky
At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot. Wry and tender, Academy Award-winning, Closely Watched Trains, is a masterpiece of human observation and one of the best-loved films of the Czech New Wave.
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CALA’s Summer 2019 registration is now open! We will be offering a number of fantastic film studies courses including:
From Night of the Living Dead to Get Out: George Romero and the Revolution of the Modern Horror Film
The American Political Film: From All the President’s Men to Vice
International Films: Perspectives on Motherhood
For even more great film screenings and discussions, take a look at all of the film courses available for the Summer semester.