"In the Shadow" was the Czech Republic’s 2012 entry into the Academy Awards’ Best Foreign Film category. The noir thriller about corruption during the Communist regime of the 1950s will be shown on June 3 at the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s "The Closer Look: Recent Czech Cinema" film series. "In the Shadow" Filmmaker David Ondricek will be present for the screening. The series begins Friday, May 10 and will be held at the Billy Wilder Theater in Westwood Village. Director Zdenek Jirasky will be appearing on May 10 at the screening of his film "Flower Buds." The small Eastern European country made its mark in movies with the New Wave movement of the 1960s. The seven films featured in this series, which probe social conditions, the legacy of Communism and struggles with Czech identity, continue the tradition of innovative Czech cinema. For more information click here."In the Shadow" was the Czech Republic’s 2012 entry into the Academy Awards’ Best Foreign Film category. The noir thriller about corruption during the Communist regime of the 1950s will be shown on June 3 at the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s "The Closer Look: Recent Czech Cinema" film series. "In the Shadow" Filmmaker David Ondricek will be present for the screening. The series begins Friday, May 10 and will be held at the Billy Wilder Theater in Westwood Village. Director Zdenek Jirasky will be appearing on May 10 at the screening of his film "Flower Buds." The small Eastern European country made its mark in movies with the New Wave movement of the 1960s. The seven films featured in this series, which probe social conditions, the legacy of Communism and struggles with Czech identity, continue the tradition of innovative Czech cinema. For more information click here.