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I saw the tallest man and the saddest
woman on
the Metro today. Also many young beauties
but they caused me no pain. That kind
of longing dissipates with age. It was
nice to wander Prague in the rain.
I bought an umbrella yesterday.
Tapping it on cobbles made
me feel somehow respect-
able, as if I had a cane.
I left Honza alone
with his clock
and took my
time walking
around. Men in
suits and women
in skirts rushed to
their Monday concerns
but I had the sense of a
slower beating heart beneath it
all and went to Kino
Svetozor, a fairly
new arthouse cinema in the center which
which feels as if it's been there forever--partly
because it houses an enormous collection of movie
posters covering the whole history of motion pictures.
I was given a special tour of the archive by the devotee
who started it all, Pavel Rajcan. He had the generous spirit
and infectious enthusiasm of a serious collector and showed me
dozens of
examples from
the golden age of Czech and Polish design,
1930-1989. Much of the collection is viewable online and originals which
are
had in duplicate are available for purchase. Online or in Prague, a
must-visit. |
