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The Plastic People of the Universe (2001) — Ligoscope

The Plastic People of the Universe

Film · 2001

The Plastic People of the Universe

74 min · Directed by Jana Chytilová

10.01
ratings

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.

Cast

Mejla Hlavsa

Mejla Hlavsa

Self

Vratislav Brabenec

Self

Josef Janíček

Self

Jiří Kabeš

Self

Joe Karafiát

Self

Jan Brabec

Self

Ivan Martin Jirous

Self

Lou Reed

Lou Reed

Self

Gary Lucas

Self

Pavel Zajíček

Self

Dana Němcová

Self

Martin Bezouška

Self

Egon Bondy

Egon Bondy

Self

Otakar Motejl

Self

Václav Havel

Václav Havel

Self

Karel Stome

Self

Pavel Landovský

Pavel Landovský

Self

František Stárek

Self

Jan Velát

Self

Květa Princová

Self

Crew

Director: Jana Chytilová
Producer: Alexej Guha, Josef Dlouhý
Writer: Jana Chytilová
Editor: Jiří Brožek
Cinematography: Miroslav Vránek
Sound: Pavel Vekrbauer, Petr Jurečka, Michal Janoušek

Details

Studios: Česká televize, Video 57
Countries: Czech Republic
Languages: Czech
Release: March 1, 2001

Themes

undergroundrock band

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