The Films of Jan Sikl
Summarising the work of the great Czech New Wave directors, Jan Sikl is one of the Czech Republic’s most prominent documentary makers and has made a large number of films for Czech television. He graduated from the FAMU film school in 1984 and after working as director of the Prague Short Film Entreprise, Sikl started his own film company Pragafilm in 1991.
His films are Strikingly vivid, yet melancholy. They are also atmospheric films and offer an intimate view of the hopes and tragedies of those who lived through the upheavals of 20th Century Czechoslovakia. With great sensitivity to the footage and an obvious affection for the people portrayed in it, Sikl has edited the often stunning material from private collections to reconstruct personal histories whilst evoking a bigger historical picture. These films engage us because they draw us into a world that seems innocent and remote yet somehow very tangible and real.
Summarising the work of the great Czech New Wave directors, Jan Sikl is one of the Czech Republic’s most prominent documentary makers and has made a large number of films for Czech television. He graduated from the FAMU film school in 1984 and after working as director of the Prague Short Film Entreprise, Sikl started his own film company Pragafilm in 1991.
His films are Strikingly vivid, yet melancholy. They are also atmospheric films and offer an intimate view of the hopes and tragedies of those who lived through the upheavals of 20th Century Czechoslovakia. With great sensitivity to the footage and an obvious affection for the people portrayed in it, Sikl has edited the often stunning material from private collections to reconstruct personal histories whilst evoking a bigger historical picture. These films engage us because they draw us into a world that seems innocent and remote yet somehow very tangible and real.
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