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Czech Film Night: Milada
Jul
12
6:00 PM18:00
Foreign Film, Czech, Freedom, History, Communism, Biography, Museum

Czech Film Night: Milada

The Czech Heritage Museum & Genealogy Center will screen “Milada” a film in English which tells the true story of Czech hero and democratic politician Milada Horakova (1901-1950). Milada Horakova was the only woman to be executed by the Communist regime for her political beliefs. Horakova is played by Ayelet Zurer, an Israeli actress of Slovakian descent who also starred in Steven Spielberg’s “Munich.”


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Jan
15
7:00 PM19:00
Foreign Film, Czech

Czech Film Night at The Beltonian Theatre



The Czech Heritage Museum and The Beltonian Theatre will present “In The Shadow (Ve Stinu) for the Czech Film Night Series at 7 p.m. on January 15 at The Beltonian, 219 E. Central Ave, Belton, Texas. Admission is free. Donations accepted. Imported Czech beer available.

The 2012 film was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. Starring Ivan Trojan and Sebastian Koch, who played the villian Komarov in “A Good Day to Die Hard” with Bruce Willis.

“In The Shadow” opens in the style of a film noir from the '50s, with handsome, dark-toned cinematography (by Adam Sikoba) of a couple of crooks stealing a cache of jewels. When the police come in to investigate, Captain Hakl (Trojan) suspects that something more than a simple robbery is involved. Not rated, but this film is not suitable for children as there are moments of offensive language and some violence, typical of a detective, crime film. No prolonged scenes of violence or language.   

The movie, directed by David Ondricek, received ten Czech Lion Awards, including Best Director, Best Actor in a leading role, (Trojan), and best cinematography (Sikoba).  


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Czech Language Workshop
Aug
15
6:30 PM18:30
Czech, Museum, Language

Czech Language Workshop

  • Main Topic: Czech Alphabet, pronunciation and numbers.
  • Subtopic: Czech geography and accents.
  • New Skill focus: Greet someone and say goodbye
  • Reading/Game: Bingo with Czech numbers
  • Home study focus: Czech Numbers and pronunciation

The Czech Heritage Museum & Genealogy Center will offer Czech language workshops taught by Lt. Ethan Gleue.  

“Lt. Gleue taught some grammar workshops before his deployment earlier this year, which for some, were a bit advanced,” said Susan Chandler, museum administrator. “He has returned and this time we are going to start with very basic skills and move forward from there.”

First Lieutenant Ethan Gleue is an Attack Platoon Leader and Apache Pilot with Charlie Company, 1-227th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division assigned to Fort Hood, TX.

“I love studying the Czech language, experiencing Czech culture, and sharing that with others.  The Czech Heritage Museum provides a great venue to share that love and support a worthy organization,” said Gleue.

Ethan served a two-year mission trip in the Czech Republic and Slovakia where he learned Czech and Slovak. He lived in several cities throughout the region including Ostrava, Prague, Olomouc, Brno, Zlin, and Banska Bystrica.

Ethan has returned to the Czech Republic and Slovakia several times, including a summer semester at Charles University in 2014.

Most recently Ethan returned from a 9-month rotational deployment to Europe with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade where he traveled to the Czech Republic and other neighboring countries to train with NATO allies and deter Russian aggression.

“I will be taking a short break for my wedding to my beautiful fiance, Sarah King, on September 2, but I’m eager to teach Czech language classes this summer and fall at the museum, said Gleue.”

Workshops are free. Donations are appreciated. 

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CZECH FILM NIGHTS AT THE BELTONIAN
Aug
14
7:00 PM19:00
Foreign Film, Czech, Freedom, History, Communism, Biography, Museum

CZECH FILM NIGHTS AT THE BELTONIAN

The Czech Heritage Museum & Genealogy Center will screen “Milada” a film in English which tells the true story of Czech hero and democratic politician Milada Horakova (1901-1950). Milada Horakova was the only woman to be executed by the Communist regime for her political beliefs. Horakova is played by Ayelet Zurer, an Israeli actress of Slovakian descent who also starred in Steven Spielberg’s “Munich.”


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