Film-In-Residence: Who Wants To Kill Jesse? Kdo chce zabít Jessii?

An illustrative Czech sci-fi fantasy where dreams are manipulated & screened on TV

Saturday, November 12, 2022 - 4:00pm
Saturday, November 19, 2022 - 4:00pm
Saturday, November 26, 2022 - 4:00pm
Saturday, December 3, 2022 - 4:00pm

Film-in-Residence is a series of casual matinee film viewings, accompanied by a self-guided tour of the exhibits at the Velaslavasay Panorama.

 

Tickets $10 General / $5 VPES Members

Who Wants To Kill Jesse? (1965)

Kdo chce zabít Jessii?

by Václav Vorlíček

A Czechoslovak science fiction comedy film about Dr. Ruzenka Beránková, a mad scientist who invents a machine to project a sleeping person's dreams into the television and, byway of a secret elixir, augments dreams for enhanced productivity. A blend of 2D comic illustration and live action, this rare film is in Czech with English subtitles. Digital projection.

Saturday Afternoons - November 12th thru December 3rd

Doors open: 3:30pm

Tour the exhibits: 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Film: 4:00pm - 5:30pm

 

----INCLUDING THE ILLUSTRATIVE LOBBY TABLEAU---

Tell Me Your Dream

Řekni Mi Svůj Sen

 

Who Wants To Kill Jesse?

Kdo chce zabít Jessii?

Directed by Václav Vorlícek

Story by Milos Macourek & Václav Vorlícek

Comic illustrations by Kája Saudek aka "King of Czech comic books"

Starring Dana Medrická, Jirí Sovák, Olga Schoberová

In Czech with English subtitles

Run time 80 mins.

 https://tinyurl.com/tellmeyourdream

 

Photos by Forest Casey