The 2-part feature-length documentary "25 ze šedesátých aneb Československá nová vlna" ("25 from the Sixties, or Czechoslovak New Wave") presents a complex view of the phenomenon of Czech and Slovak New Wave in the cultural and social context of the 60's. 25 fundamental films commented on by their makers and film historians offer the viewer a dramatic insight into the golden era of Czechoslovak cinema.
　　The documentary is a follow-up on the biographical TV series "Zlatá šedesátá" (Czech Television, 2009), based on the filmmakers' personal remembrances. As opposed to the series, the documentary presents the Czech and Slovak cinema of the 60's in the national, international and also inter-generational context. It describes the ways the New Wave crossed the existing artistic boundaries, how it variegated the world cinema and where it left an ineffaceable impression. It analyses the work of filmmakers in a state-funded cinema, under the pressure of ideological demands on one hand and commerce on the other. It presents the dilemma of a man - an artist - on the edge between contradictory social systems and incongruous aesthetic requirements. The existential drama of a man acting freely and at the same time mercilessly crushed by the wheels of the system.
　　The 60's are, from this point of view, mostly an era of fortunate historical constellation, not only in - at that time - Czechoslovakia, but on a world-wide scale. An era of expectations and upswing, but also an era of exemplary human decisions and artistic pursuit. Those are some of the things "25 ze šedesátých aneb Československá nová vlna" wants to commemorate.
　　Part 1 comments on:
　　■"Slnko v sieti" ("The Sun in a Net," 1962) by Štefan Uher
　　■"Konkurs" ("Audition," 1963) by Miloš Forman
　　■"Křik" ("The Cry," 1963) by Jaromil Jireš
　　■"Postava k podpírání" ("Joseph Kilian," 1963) by Pavel Juráček & Jan Schmidt
　　■"Každý den odvahu" ("Courage for Every Day," 1964) by Evald Schorm
　　■"Démanty noci" ("Diamonds of the Night," 1964) by Jan Němec
　　■"Intimní osvětlení" ("Intimate Lighting," 1966) by Ivan Passer
　　■"Ať žije republika" ("Long Live the Republic," 1965) by Karel Kachyňa
　　■"Obchod na korze" ("The Shop on Main Street," 1965) by Ján Kadár & Elmar Klos
　　■"Romance pro křídlovku" ("Romance for Bugle," 1966) by Otakar Vávra
　　■"Sedmikrásky" ("Daisies," 1966) by Věra Chytilová
　　■"Ostře sledované vlaky" ("Closely Watched Trains," 1966) by Jiří Menzel
　　Part 2 comments on:
　　■"Kristove roky" ("The Prime of Life," 1967) by Juraj Jakubisko
　　■"Stud" ("Shame," 1967) by Ladislav Helge
　　■"Svatba jako řemen" ("A Hard and Fast Marriage," 1967) by Jiří Krejčík
　　■"Drak sa vracia" ("Dragon's Return," 1967) by Eduard Grečner
　　■"Marketa Lazarová" ("Marketa Lazarová," 1967) by František Vláčil
　　■"Spřízněni volbou" ("Elective Affinities," 1968) by Karel Vachek
　　■"Spalovač mrtvol" ("The Cremator," 1968) by Juraj Herz
　　■"Zabitá neděle" ("Squandered Sunday," 1969) by Drahomíra Vihanová
　　■"Pasťák" ("The Decoy," 1968) by Hynek Bočan
　　■"Případ pro začínajícího kata" ("Case for a Rookie Hangman," 1969) by Pavel Juráček
　　■"322" ("322," 1969) by Dušan Hanák
　　■"Slávnosť v botanickej záhrade" ("Celebration in the Botanical Garden," 1969) by Elo Havetta
　　■"Všichni dobří rodáci" ("All My Good Countrymen," 1968) by Vojtěch Jasný

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　　本片获得第63届戛纳电影节评审团大奖。

　　距离电影《弗拉门戈》的拍摄已经有14年了。这部影片的叙事，围绕着优美的弗拉门戈歌曲、舞蹈和音乐进行，堪称西班牙音乐电影史上的里程碑。
　　毫无疑问，《弗拉门戈，弗拉门戈》和上一部影片一样有着极深的艺术造诣，但在技术方面却更胜一筹，并采用了不同的叙事方式。卡洛斯·绍拉把他在近期创作中所总结出的经验和新元素，运用到了这部影片的拍摄上。
　　《弗拉门戈，弗拉门戈》可以被看做是卡洛斯·绍拉风格式的音乐电影作品的最好诠释。他以这种方式，通过无与伦比的音乐、舞蹈和歌曲，使全世界的观众得以欣赏到西班牙的电影和艺术。
　　“现在的弗拉门戈是一种全新的弗拉门戈，年轻的天才艺术家们正在西班牙本土及境外探索着这种新弗拉门戈舞的发展道路。”他用这样的语言描述着弗拉门戈艺术的延续。