Two closely related episodes. Youths make problems for two local orchestras about to compete nationally Read More »
Tag Archives: Czechoslovakia
I Dutifully Report (1958) Karel Steklý, Rudolf Hrusínský, Svatopluk Benes, Jaroslav Marvan
This is sequel of the adaptation of the famous satiric tale of well-intending soldier Schweik by Jaroslav Hasek. Read More »
Men Without Wings (1946) Frantisek Cáp, Gustav Nezval, Ladislav H. Struna, Jaroslav Zrotal
The action takes place in occupied Czechoslovak Republic after assassination of Schutzstaffel (SS)-Obergruppenführer Read More »
Hasek’s Tales from The Old Monarchy (1952) Miroslav Hubácek, Oldrich Lipský, Frantisek Smolík, Ruzena Slemrová, Jaroslav Vojta
Four of Hasek’s short stories were adapted for the screen by Miroslav Hubacek. Read More »
Heave Ho! (1934) Martin Fric, George Voskovec, Jan Werich, Helena Busová
A Milk-Cannery baron, Jakub Simonides, is broken by the Canned Milk-Trust and Read More »
Prague Nights (1969) Jirí Brdecka, Milos Makovec, Milena Dvorská, Milos Kopecký, Jirí Hrzán
Rumor has it that the house of Prague hide secret obtain the philosopher’s stone Read More »
Hotel Pacific (1975) Janusz Majewski, Marek Kondrat, Roman Wilhelmi, Roman Skamene
Set in the early 1930s, a young man finds a job as a dishwasher in a hotel and quickly works his way up the ladder. Read More »
The Apple Game (1977) Vera Chytilová, Dagmar Bláhová, Jirí Menzel, Jirí Kodet
Doctor John, who works in a Prague maternity hospital while still living at home with his mother 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 »
A Prayer for Katarina Horovitzova (1965) Arnost Lustig, Antonín Moskalyk, Jirí Adamíra, Jirí Bruder, Lenka Fiserová
A group of wealthy American Jewish businessmen have been captured by the SS Read More »
Dita Saxová (1968) Antonín Moskalyk, Krystyna Mikolajewska, Bohus Záhorský, Karel Höger
Dita Saxová (Krystyna Mikolajewska) is the only one in her family to have survived the concentration camp. Read More »
Intimate Lighting (1965) Ivan Passer, Zdenek Bezusek, Karel Blazek, Miroslav Cvrk
One of the most important images of the Czech New Wave 60s, which was ranked among the top ten domestic films of all time. Read More »
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989) Juraj Jakubisko, Bolek Polívka, Ivan Drozdy, Judita Durdiaková
Two men fight to make a life for themselves — and eventually for the damaged woman they come to love. Read More »
All My Good Countrymen (1969) Vojtech Jasný, Vlastimil Brodský, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Vladimír Mensík
Stories about seven friends in a small Moravian village following the socialization of Czechoslovakia in 1948 Read More »
The Millennial Bee (1983) Juraj Jakubisko, Jozef Kroner, Stefan Kvietik, Michal Docolomanský
A historic mega-film, one family saga, three generations (1887 -1917) assimilated to the bee community in the hive. Read More »