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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...condemn them, but they are hardly virtuous." In the tragicomic Pupendo, which has yet to be released internationally, Hrebejk sets out to excavate the shameless opportunism and self-censorship of Prague in the waning days of communism. Named after a popular children's game, Pupendo has two protagonists. Bedrich Mára, a well-known Czech sculptor expelled from the Prague art academy for political reasons, is a staunch anticommunist who boycotts elections, and a drunk who supplements his income through insurance fraud. Míla Brecka, on the other hand, is a school principal who clearly profits from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Staring Into the Past | 5/18/2003 | See Source »

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