Worlds apart? Book explores Karlovy Vary festival in Cold War

Published: Oct. 2, 2023, 9 a.m.

b'Today Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is the region\\u2019s premier cinema showcase. But practically half of its long history took place under communism \\u2013 and the event in that period is the subject of a new book, Propl\\xe9t\\xe1n\\xed sv\\u011bt\\u016f, Intertwining Worlds. So what did Karlovy Vary look like in the Cold War era? And why did it alternate for decades with the Moscow film festival? I discussed those questions, and much more, with the publication\\u2019s editor, historian and film journalist Jind\\u0159i\\u0161ka Bl\\xe1hov\\xe1.'