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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 »
Passage AKA Pasáz (1997) Juraj Herz, Jacek Borkowski, Malgorzata Kozuchowska, Zora Jandová
Michal Forman, a successful business manager, gets stuck in a traffic jam. Read More »
Courage for Every Day AKA Kazdy den odvahu (1964) Evald Schorm, Jana Brejchová, Jan Kacer, Jirina Jirásková
Jarda Lukás (Jan Kacer), a worker from a big machine-tool plant Read More »
The White Plague AKA Bílá nemoc (1937) Hugo Haas, Bedrich Karen, Zdenek Stepánek
The “White Plague”, a deadly leprosy-like disease that mainly infects people older than 50 years, is ravaging the world. Read More »
King of Sumava AKA Král Sumavy (1959) Karel Kachyna, Radovan Lukavský, Jirí Vala, Jirina Svorcová
Rough and raw landscape of the Bohemian Forest and a thrilling story of border guards repressing the intrusion of national borders. Read More »
Virginity AKA Panenství (1937) Otakar Vávra, Lída Baarová, Jaroslava Skorkovská, Frantisek Kreuzmann
Young and stunningly beautiful Hana is thrown into the street after her mother catches her stepfather sexually harassing Hana. Read More »
Four Suns AKA Ctyri slunce (2012) Bohdan Sláma, Jaroslav Plesl, Anna Geislerová, Karel Roden
Fogi is enjoying his never ending puberty. But simultaneously Fogi is also trying to live up to his family duties Read More »
Albert (1985) Frantisek Vlácil, Jaroslav Filip, Jan Kacer, Peter Debnar
Story of an extraordinary musician, violinist, who was famous, but his alcoholism led him to poverty. Read More »
The Devil’s Trap AKA Dáblova past (1962) Frantisek Vlácil, Vítezslav Vejrazka, Miroslav Machácek, Cestmír Randa
A priest travels to investigate a miller suspected to be working with the devil. Read More »
North of Hudson Bay (1923) John Ford, Tom Mix, Kathleen Key, Frank Campeau
On a steamboat heading North, where his brother has struck gold, Mike Dane falls in love with Estelle MacDonald. Read More »
The Stolen Border AKA Uloupená hranice (1947) Jirí Weiss, Ladislav H. Struna, Rudolf Deyl, Rudolf Siroký
The Stolen Border (Uloupená hranice) is a 1947 Czechoslovak war film depicting events before signing fateful Munich Agreement Read More »