MASTERS OF CINEMA: Gustav Machatý

The National Gallery of Art screened Erotikon, a great Czech silent film by director Gustav Machatý, with piano accompaniment by Ben Model  in its East Building Auditorium on September 15. Margaret Parsons, Head of the Film Department at the Gallery, introduced the program, which is a part of the film series Masters of Cinema, featuring the works of Czech cinematic geniuses, from Gustav Machatý, a legend of the silent film era, to František Vláčil, a director who had an incredible flair for epic films, and Miloš Forman, leader of the Czech New Wave and acclaimed Hollywood director. Andrea Rousová, the curator of the National Gallery in Prague, also offered opening remarks.