
The gamekeeper Straka lives by himself in the Bohemian forest hill. He has quarreled with his only son. He cannot come to terms with the fact that his son has abandoned his beloved forests and settled in a town. Read More »
Tag Archives: Czech
A Night at Karlstein (1974) Noc na Karlstejne

Charles IV, Czech king and Holy Roman Emperor, has built Karlstejn castle to house the crown jewels. Read More »
Devilish Honeymoon (1970) Dábelské líbánky

Black comedy about a genius inventor and two young, smart and beautiful women. Read More »
Loves of a Blonde (1965) Lásky jedné plavovlásky

Factory manager gets army reserves to boost female workers’ morale. Local beauty spurns them for jazz pianist who seduces her. Read More »
Lesson Faust (1994) Lekce Faust

A very free adaptation of Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus”, Goethe’s “Faust” and various other treatments of the old legend Read More »
The Sky Riders (1968) Jindrich Polák

The story of Czech pilots in RAF service during the Battle of Britain, and the ongoing aerial battle in Northern Europe. Read More »
The Limping Devil (1968) Kulhavý dábel

A baleful limping man walks through Prague. He is Asmodeus (Juraj Herz), the fiend of lustfulness Read More »
Christmas with Elisabeth (1968) Karel Kachyna, Vlado Müller, Pavla Kárníková, Zdena Hadrbolcová

Surly solitary truck driver is given an assistant for his daily rounds Read More »
Císaruv pekar a pekaruv císar / The Emperor and the Golem (1952) Martin Fric, Jan Werich, Marie Vásová, Natasa Gollová

Rudolph II, the Holy Roman Emperor, does not have a simple life. And yet he manages to complicate it even more with his frequent outbursts of anger. Read More »
Hotel for Strangers AKA Hotel pro cizince (1967) Antonín Mása, Petr Cepek, Tána Fischerová, Marta Krásová

Once, a young poet (Petr Cepek) has been killed in the Art Nouveau setting of the castle The World. Read More »