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Tag Archives: Czech
Something Different AKA O necem jiném (1963) Vera Chytilová, Eva Bosáková, Vera Uzelacová, Josef Langmiler
Two stories are simultaneously told. One dutiful mother progressively becomes a frustrated Read More »
A Game Without Rules AKA Hra bez pravidel (1967) Jindrich Polák, Svatopluk Matyás, Jirí Adamíra, Zdenek Kryzánek
A robbery in a Prague jeweler’s shop results in the shop manager Kubát and his deputy Litera being shot and wounded. Read More »
The Seventh Day, The Eighth Night AKA Den sedmý osmá noc (1969) Evald Schorm, Jan Libícek, Václav Babka, Josef Bek
An allegory set within an archetypal Czech village, it tells of what occurs when a succession of mystical Read More »
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders AKA Valerie a týden divu (1970) Jaromil Jires, Jaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anýzová, Petr Kopriva
A thief awakens Valerie, just 13, taking earrings left to her by her mother. Read More »
All Boys AKA Poikien bisnes (2009) Mario Zieroth, Markku Heikkinen, Dan Komar
A look behind the scenes of the Czech gay porn boom. Read More »
Milos Forman: What doesn’t kill you… AKA Milos Forman: Co te nezabije… (2009) Milos Smídmajer, Milos Forman, F. Murray Abraham, Javier Bardem
In the last fifteen years Milos Forman’s life has gone through a lot of big changes Read More »
I Enjoy the World with You AKA S tebou me baví svet (1983) Marie Polednáková, Július Satinský, Jana Sulcová, Václav Postránecký
Three middle-aged men go for a vacation with their children and learn to cope with their needs without their wives. Read More »
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? AKA Kdo chce zabít Jessii? (1966) Václav Vorlícek, Dana Medrická, Jirí Sovák, Olga Schoberová
In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects Read More »
Icing AKA Zakázané uvolnení (2014) Jan Hrebejk, Zuzana Stavná, Jana Stryková, Hana Vagnerová
Explosive conversational comedy based on the successful theater plays Read More »
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling AKA ‘Ctyri vrazdy stací, drahousku’ (1971) Oldrich Lipský, Lubomír Lipský, Jirina Bohdalová, Iva Janzurová
Two criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance Read More »
Smart Philip AKA Mazaný Filip (2003) Václav Marhoul, Tomás Hanák, Vilma Cibulková, Pavel Liska
Inspired by the stories of the American writer Raymond Chandler, the classical hero is private detective Phil Marlowe Read More »
Fruit of Paradise AKA Ovoce stromu rajských jíme (1970) Vera Chytilová, Jitka Novákova, Karel Novak, Jan Schmid
An experimental retelling of the story of Adam and Eve which then progresses into an allegorical depiction of loss of innocence. Read More »
A Little Piece of Heaven AKA Kousek nebe (2005) Petr Nikolaev, Jakub Doubrava, Tatiana Pauhofová, Petr Forman
There is no place on the world where might not find love. A love story – a fleeting encounter between two young people Read More »
Man of the First Century AKA Muz z prvního století (1962) Oldrich Lipský, Milos Kopecký, Radovan Lukavský, Anita Kajlichova
In the near future in Czechoslovakia (the movie was made in 1961, after all), a space flight is in the final stages of preparation. Read More »