This three-episode Czech production recounts the trial defending the good name of Jan Palach, a philosophy student at Charles University in Prague, who, on January 16th, 1969, in protest of the Warsaw Pact invasion, the Soviet occupation and the apathy of Czech society, set himself on fire. The Czech Film and Television Academy has confirmed Burning Bush as Czech Republic’s official entry for best foreign language Oscar.
Friday, October 4, 2013 – Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Fri, Oct 4, 6:15pm
Screening with Director Agnieszka Holland and lead actress Tatiana Pauhofova in person for Q&A
Walter Reade Theater
165 W 65 th Street, New York, NY 10023
212-875-5600
Sat, Oct 5, 4:15pm
HBO Directors Dialogue with Agnieszka Holland
Walter Reade Theater
165 W 65th Street, New York, NY 10023
212-875-5600
Wed, Oct 9, 1pm
Screening at Howard Gilman Theater
144 West 65th Street, New York, NY 10023
212-875-5610
Film Society of Lincoln Center, NYC
Tickets: Standby only for Oct 4 and 9 screenings.
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