40: Czechoslovak Film Posters

The Poster Boys

This month, The Poster Boys take a second trip back to eastern Europe after the second world war to look at the history behind the rise and decline of the Czechoslovak film poster. Brandon and Sam weave in and out through the late 1940s down through the early 1990s to shed some light on the the world the artists of post-war Czechoslovakia inhabited and the designs they created for some of cinema’s most treasured films. A special thanks to Jozef of www.jozefsquare.com for his help in researching this episode.

SHOW NOTES & LINKS

Folklore Film Posters Terry Posters Jozefsquare Czech Film Posters of the 20th Century by Marta Sylvestrova Flashback: Czech and Slovak Film Posters 1959-1989 Milos Forman - Regis dialogue with Scott Foundas Movie Poster of the Week: Milos Forman’s “Loves of a Blonde” and “The Fireman’s Ball” Movie Poster of the Week: “Une femme douce” and the Posters of Olga Poláčková-Vyleťalová

Music selections: “Bass on Titles” theme; “Strip Teas” by Jiří Šlitr & Jiří Šust, from the Sedmikrásky (Daisies) soundtrack.

Follow Brandon Schaefer at @seekandspeak, and Sam Smith at @samsmyth.

Special thanks to producer Adrian Cobb.