“Not by the face shall the man be known, but by the mask.”
At the beginning of October, we’ll host a series of events in Prague to remember Karen Blixen (1885–1962) for the occasion of the 140 years anniversary of her birth. Karen Blixen, often referred to as the first lady of Danish literature, still fascinates not only with extraordinary life stories, but also her work which, in addition to Out of Africa, includes especially stylistically and linguistically sharp novels and short stories, such as Babette’s Feast or Winter’s Tales. The aim of our mini festival is to take a deeper look at the enigmatic personality and texts of this literary icon.
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME:
1. 10. 19:00 HYB4 Reading Room: Between Denmark and Africa – an evening about Karen Blixen (D.1 Ateliér, Hybernská Campus)
– in Czech
– voluntary admission
6. 10: 19:00 HYB4 Film: Karen Blixen without a mask with an introduction by Martin Humpál (C.0 Čítárna, Hybernská Campus)
– in original sound with English subtitles, lecture in Czech
– voluntary admission
7. 10. 19:00 #ReadNordicFilm: The Pact with an introduction by Jitka Jindřišková (Edison Filmhub)
– in original sound with English and Czech subtitles
– admission: 180 CZK, tickets at edisonfilmhub.cz
The festival is organized by Scandinavian House in cooperation with Hybernská Campus, Revue Prostor, Embassy of Denmark in Prague, cinema Edison Filmhub, production company No Exit Production, distribution company Film Europe and with financial support by Ministry of Culture in the Czech Republic and Prague City Hall.
