2002
Kino International
1 h 14 m

2002
Kino International
1 h 14 m

Milan Hlavsa a Plastic People of the Universe

Summary Meet The Plastic People of the Universe, the avant-garde, jazz-rock, Sun Ra meets Velvet Underground, Czech revolutionaries. A tribute to the band that against all odds used the power of their music to help topple their oppressive government. (Two Boots Pioneer Theater)

Documentary

Directed By: Jana Chytilová

Written By: Jana Chytilová

2002
Kino International
1 h 14 m

2002
Kino International
1 h 14 m

Milan Hlavsa a Plastic People of the Universe

Name: Milan Hlavsa a Plastic People of the Universe
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2002-01-18
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Rating: 54
Cast: Mejla Hlavsa, Vratislav Brabenec, Josef Janícek, Jirí Kabes, Joe Karafiát

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Directed By: Jana Chytilová

Written By: Jana Chytilová

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TV Guide Magazine

It's filled with great footage of what must have been a wild time behind the Iron Curtain, and the music itself speaks volumes.

By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW

New York Daily News

For the most part, the Plastics' music -- is not extraordinary. But as it's told here, their story is.

By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW

New York Post

The movie could have used more of the band's music and less talk.

By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

For the non-Czech audience, the overview may be patchy. Viewers who know heroes aren't saints deserve more information about the band's internal rifts, the main thing that kept them nonfunctional after 1988. With history this juicy, the music gets upstaged -- it's a limitation of the medium.

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The New York Times

In short, here is a VH1 "Behind the Music" special that has something a little more special behind it: music that didn't sell many records but helped change a nation.

By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Ceská Televize, Video 57

Release Date Jan 18, 2002

Duration 1 h 14 m

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Milan Hlavsa a Plastic People of the Universe

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Mejla Hlavsa

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Vratislav Brabenec

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Josef Janícek

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Jirí Kabes

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Joe Karafiát

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Jan Brabec

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Gary Lucas

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Ivan M. Jirous

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Pavel Zajicek

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Dana Nemcova

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Martin Bezouska

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Egon Bondy

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Otakar Motejl

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Václav Havel

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Karel Stome

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Pavel Landovský

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Frantisek Stárek

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Kveta Princová

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Jan Velát

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