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Video Information#
Original Title: プレミアムカフェ ハイビジョンスペシャル「世紀を刻んだ歌 ヘイ・ジュード ～革命のシンボルになった名曲～」
Translated Title: Premium Cafe HD Special "Century-Defining Song Hey Jude ~The Song that Became a Symbol of Revolution~"
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 59 seconds
Language: Japanese/Czech original audio with Taiwanese Chinese subtitles
Broadcast Date: September 14, 2021, 09:03-10:21 (JST)
Broadcast Channel: NHK BS Premium
Production: Hori Pro/NHK Enterprise 21
Video Introduction#
The 20th century was the century of the Cold War, the century of confrontation between the socialist camp and the capitalist camp. In the 1960s, while The Beatles were at the height of their popularity outside the Iron Curtain, the short-lived spring in Czechoslovakia was crushed by the Soviet iron horses. The voice from outside the Iron Curtain reached Marta Kubišová in Prague, Czech Republic, at that time, giving birth to the legend of the Czech pop music scene and also to her own life of suffering.
Until the late 1980s, when the Berlin Wall fell and Marta Kubišová's buried records saw the light of day again, the voice of the victims of the era had already been engraved in this century.
This film won the Excellence Award in the Documentary Division of the All Japan Association of Television Production Companies (ATP) and the NHK Broadcasting Culture Fund Award for its outstanding portrayal of the story of the Czech people's struggle for democracy, which was inspired by The Beatles' popular songs.
This film was broadcast as part of the "Famous Song Stories" series in the "Premium Cafe" segment on NHK BS Premium in 2021. It was originally broadcast in the early 2000s on NHK BS-hi channel. The Premium Cafe segment aims to collect NHK BS channel's original films with the highest viewer requests. In addition to the documentary film originally broadcast in 2000, this version also includes a discussion segment with the host Ayumi Watanabe and musician Akira Miyakawa about the original documentary content. Furthermore, during the translation and production process, reference was made to and used the version broadcast in the "BS20th Anniversary Selection HD Special" on NHK BS2 channel in 2009, produced by the well-known NHK documentary translator kamonka. Sincere thanks are given for this.
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Personal Opinion#
The film was broadcast in 2000 and inevitably carries the limitations of that era. For example, issues related to marriage and childbirth are now being questioned by feminism, and social movements can now achieve decentralization in this highly developed information age. However, Marta herself is still singing even now, and as the "conscience of Czech Republic," her influence on society cannot be overshadowed by the changes of the times. From a current perspective, Marta may be able to do more and be more thorough, but in that era, she was undoubtedly a pioneer and progressive. In addition, the film does not make the history it should tell very clear. For example, what did Marta say and do after joining the Charter 77? Or, does the narrator Harris and Sen, as outsiders from a foreign country, have the suspicion of not positioning themselves correctly and misinterpreting Marta's own experiences?
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