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Tag Archives: Czech
I Served the King of England AKA Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále (2006) Jirí Menzel, Ivan Barnev, Oldrich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch
Czechoslovakia, 1963. Jan Díte is released from prison after serving 15 years. 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 »
The Ride AKA Jízda (1994) Jan Sverák, Anna Geislerová, Radek Pastrnák, Filip Renc
Two guys bought a car and travelled through the country until they met a lonely girl on the road. Read More »
It’s Better to Be Wealthy and Healthy Than Poor and Ill AKA Lepsie byt bohaty a zdravy ako chudobny a chory (1992) Juraj Jakubisko, Deana Horváthová, Dagmar Havlová, Juraj Kukura
In a tone of bitter comedy, the director portrays the confusion that ensued the fall of the Soviet bloc Read More »
An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World AKA Nejasná zpráva o konci sveta (1997) Juraj Jakubisko, Deana Horváthová, Milan Bahúl, Joachim Kemmer
Set over a two-decade period in a tiny Central European village, this drama not only chronicles a couple’s tragic star-crossed love Read More »
Sign of the Cancer AKA Znamení raka (1967) Juraj Herz, Zora Bozinová, Zdenek Stepánek, Ilja Prachar
Shameless AKA Nestyda (2008) Jan Hrebejk, Jirí Machácek, Simona Babcáková, Pavel Liska
Following their collaborations on A Novel for Women and The Holiday Makers Read More »
The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley AKA Pasácek z doliny (1985) Frantisek Vlácil, Vlastimir Drbal, Zdenek Dusek, Radka Fiedlerová
The film is set in 1947 Beskydy. It follows a 10 year old boy who regularly shepherds cows next to a destroyed German tank. Read More »
Mág (1988) Frantisek Vlácil, Jirí Schwarz, Veronika Zilková, Marta Vancurová
A narration of episodes from the life of the famous Czech poet, Karel Hynek Mácha. Read More »
Marketa Lazarová (1967) Frantisek Vlácil, Josef Kemr, Magda Vásáryová, Nada Hejna
Mikolás and his brother Adam rob travelers for their tyrannical father Kozlík. Read More »
The Snowdrop Festival AKA Slavnosti snezenek (1984) Jirí Menzel, Rudolf Hrusínský, Jaromír Hanzlík, Josef Somr
This movie is based on texts of Bohumil Hrabal, world-known Czech prosaic. Read More »
The Return of the Prodigal Son AKA Návrat ztraceného syna (1967) Evald Schorm, Jana Brejchová, Nina Divísková, Jan Kacer
Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after Read More »
Ferat Vampire AKA Upír z Feratu (1982) Juraj Herz, Jirí Menzel, Dagmar Havlová, Jana Brezková
A doctor Marek is shocked when his beloved nurse Mima signs a contract with foreign Read More »
The Night Overtake Me AKA Zastihla me noc (1986) Juraj Herz, Jana Riháková, Jana Brejchová, Rudolf Hrusínský
A Holocaust drama made by a director who was himself, as a Jew Read More »