
The Gratinated Brains of Pupilija Ferkeverk
1970
Short documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.
Robert M. Fresco
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
7/14/2025
6/10
Without any narration, it’s the soundtrack that is left to be the voice of this potted history of Czechoslovakia as it was annexed by Hitler, freed by the Soviets, had a brief time of relative peace and prosperity and then, in 1968, their erstwhile rescuers - as poignantly illustrated by a cartoon here - returned with their tanks and guns, only this time they were there to stay. It’s barely a quarter of an hour long, so barring a few significant images of the early days and the Nazis, it really focuses with an impressive array of archive on the invasion and of the protesters determined to hold onto their hard-fought freedoms in the face of overwhelming military superiority. You don’t need to be fully appraised of this nation’s history to get the gist here, and with the score changing from the oppressive to the jollier before reverting to something downbeat, we appreciate better how pictures speak a thousand words.
1970
1992
2021
1922
1989
2014
1955
2017
1969
2019
2004
1967
2015
2006
1989
1982
1965
2021
2019
1961