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The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

  • March 1991
  • 10mins

  • Animation
  • Directed by

    Jan Švankmajer,

    Keith Griffiths,

    Michael Havas,

    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.