Pavel Cerny Revisits an Updated Three Sisters or Perestroika
By 1972, Czechoslovakia-born writer/director Pavel Cerny, who held a Master's degree from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, had established himself as a noted director of film and theater in his native country. On a visit to Los Angeles that year he was informed he could not return to his homeland. "No reason was given by officials from my country," he recalls. "I was just forbidden to return. Fortunatel…