the National Gallery of Art presents Gustav Machatý’s Erotikon, one of the
best representative works of Czech silent cinema, in the East Building Auditorium. The film follows a tale of a rural station manager’s
daughter being seduced by a handsome lothario. Prague National Gallery curator Andrea Rousová will introduce the film, and Ben
Model will provide piano accompaniment for this special screening. (DIR. Gustav Machatý, 1929, 85 min., Silent
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