Bistro Bohem will screen the drama The Spring of Life (Pramen života) on March 20, 2018, at 7 pm. The film, based on the Lebensborn project, follows a young Slavic girl named Gretka who passes a race examination and is groomed for breeding with a Nazi SS officer at a remote sanitarium. Variety film critic Eddie Cockrell calls the film “a dignified, absorbing melodrama that, to its immense credit, dodges the lurid at every turn.” The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the AFI Fest and a Czech Lion for best screenplay in 2000. (Director: Milan Cieslar, 2000, 110 min., in Czech, Polish and German with English subtitles)

About the series: This marks the seventh year of the Film and Beer Series at Bistro Bohem. This year, the series presents films representing the last 100 years, connected to the celebrations surrounding the 100th anniversary of Czech Independence. All films will screen in Czech with English subtitles. Each screening includes one free beer as well as an introduction by a representative from the Czech Embassy. All screenings are subject to change.

Event Details: 

Date/Time: March 20, 2018, 7 pm 

Location: Bistro Bohem

600 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008 

RSVP required:

202/735-5895 or bistrobohem@gmail.com | Admission is free!

Guests must arrive by 6:45 pm to keep their reservation.

Website: www.BistroBohem.com