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EYE OVER PRAGUE

by Olga Špátová

synopsis

A record of the absurd events following a competition for the design of the National Library building in Prague. The winning design in the first Czech international competition and the first competition in a free country was Jan Kaplicky's. The Czech architect, who has long been working in London, has provoked many a controversy with his futuristic designs, to mention the famous department store in Birmingham. Far ahead of its time, the library building design was dubbed the Octopus and its opponents didn't want it to "ruin Prague's panorama". Meanwhile, for Kaplicky this project was everything.

international title: Eye over Prague
original title: Oko nad Prahou
country: Czech Republic
sales agent: Simply Cinema
year: 2010
genre: documentary
directed by: Olga Špátová
film run: 78'
release date: CZ 15/04/2010, SK 20/05/2010
screenplay: Eliška Kaplický Fuchsová, Olga Špátová
cinematography by: Olga Špátová
film editing: Jakub Voves
producer: Eliška Kaplický Fuchsová

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