Czech That Film Texas settles into the Violet Crown for the whole of April to exhibit award-winning Czech cinema every Tuesday. First up: Jiří Havelka’s The Gardener’s Year, a 2024 drama about a gardener (Oldřich Kaiser) trying to resist encroachment on his property by a wealthy new neighbor. The series also includes Veronika Lišková’s Year of the Widow (April 15), Kristina Dufková’s animated film Living Large (April 22), and Adam Martinec’s family-focused tragicomedy Our Lovely Pig Slaughter (April 29). Hang around the lobby afterwards to chat with other Czech culture enthusiasts. – Kimberley Jones
