Czech Dinner & Movie Night - Mon, Dec 1 2008

Czech Dinner & Movie Night (12/1/2008)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Social

Event Location:

Bistro Praha (10168-100A Street ) & Metro Cinema (Ziedlar Hall in the Citadel Theatre 9828-101A Ave)

Date(s) & Time:

Mon, Dec 1 2008 5:30 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Mon, Dec 1 2008 12:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

4-5 hours

Difficulty Rating:

D1: Easy

Event Coordinator(s):

Jennifer
Sandie
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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

11 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

Dinner at 5:30pm: Before the movie starts, I suggest we meet up at Bistro Praha (10168-100A Street) for dinner. Bistro Praha is one of several side-by-side casual restaurants that take up 100A Street. It's also the best of these restaurants, and features a charming, wood-paneled interior, a mural-covered wall, and very good Eastern European cooking. The menu offers a wide selection of light dishes, convenient for a quick meal or mid-afternoon snack. The entrees center on schnitzels, as well as a wonderful roast goose with sauerkraut (also the best goulash I’ve had outside of Europe!). Desserts tend toward fancy, such as Sacher torte. Service is friendly and relaxed.

I will make reservations for the entire group – please let me know if you elect to meet us at the movie via email: jjoyce@medicineshoppe.ca or give me a call at home (780 756 6193) or at work (780 401 7844). You can meet us at the ticket booth in front of Metro Cinema.

Movie at 7:00pm: Located in Ziedlar Hall in the Citadel Theatre, the Metro Cinema is a community-based non-profit society devoted to the exhibition and promotion of Canadian, international and independent film and video in Edmonton Alberta, Canada. The following film from the Czech Republic caught my eye and has been deemed worthy of a week-night out on the town experiencing a taste of Czech culture and heritage:

“I Served the King of England (Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále)
Czech Republic/Slovakia 2006, 120 min, 35mm, Dir: Jiri Menzel
In the early 1960s, aging Jan Dítě is released from Communist prison, where he spent almost 15 years for “being a millionaire”. He settles in the Sudeten region working as a roadmender and reflects upon his former life… Diminutive Dítě works his way up from selling sausages to being hired as a waiter in a pub, he then moves on to the Tichota and Paříž hotels; he is taught the skills of his trade by head waiter Skřivánek, who once served the King of England. Dítě is then given the chance to serve the Abyssinian emperor and receives a medal from him. His dream of owning a luxury establishment and finding a wife paradoxically comes true thanks to his collaboration with the Nazis. After the triumph, however, comes the inevitable fall, yet this brings with it a sense of mature wisdom. In what is now his sixth Hrabal adaptation, Jiří Menzel tells the story of the “little big man” who somehow always manages to avoid the hazardous pitfalls of Central European history. The director retains the poetic style of the original while sustaining its audience appeal.”

Required Items to Bring:
Money for dinner - between $13-18 for main course
Money for movie ($10)
An open mind
Glasses for subtitles

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How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Bistro Praha (10168-100A Street)
Metro Cinema (Ziedlar Hall in the Citadel Theatre 9828-101A Ave)

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