Slavic Films

Antonin Liehm, professor at the City University of New York, last night showed an audience of about 130 people in Carpenter Center two Czechoslovokian films which he said were attempts to "crush the iceberg" of socialist realism.

He presented "The Fireman's Ball (1967) by Milos Forman and "A Boring Afternoon" (1965) by Ivan Passer,

Liehm described socialist realism as "idealized reality." He said Czechoslovokian artists are now interested in what reality actually looks like--"seeing things at a close distance."

"Cinema is the only way in which you can catch those fleeting moments which can not be seen exactly the same again," he added. "You can take your camera and look at people, who they are and how they behave."