A very free adaptation of Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus”, Goethe’s “Faust” and various other treatments of the old legend Read More »
Tag Archives: Czech Republic
Conspirators of Pleasure (1996) Jan Svankmajer, Petr Meissel, Gabriela Wilhelmová, Barbora Hrzánová
Six people unknowingly form a cycle of masturbation as they each cause others to privately indulge in their fetishes. Read More »
Buttoners / Knoflíkári (1997) Petr Zelenka, Pavel Zajicek, Jan Haubert, Seisuke Tsukahara
Twist of fate and the twists of mind of the characters (mostly couples) combine in just the right twinkled Read More »
Passage / Pasáz (1997) Juraj Herz
Michal Forman, a successful business manager, gets stuck in a traffic jam. Read More »
Kytice / Wild Flowers (2000) F.A. Brabec, Martina Bezousková
Seven seemingly unconnected fairy tales – glued together only by folklore, mood, color and light – make up this Czech collection of visual poetry. Read More »
Samotári / Loners (2000) David Ondricek, Labina Mitevska
Robert works at a travel agency with an unusual specialty: staging scenes from the everyday lives of “typical” Czech Read More »
Telo bez duse / Body Without Soul (1996) Wiktor Grodecki
Documentary look at doomed male prostitutes in Prague, ages 15 to 18, who troll at the public swimming pool Read More »
Dakota Bound (2001) Lloyd A. Simandl, Fawnia Mondey, Esther Hanuka, John Comer
In the not-so-distant future, a massive plague kills almost everyone on Earth Read More »
Cosy Dens (1999) Jan Hrebejk, Michael Beran, Miroslav Donutil, Simona Stasová
Two families, Sebkovi and Krausovi, are celebrating Christmas, but not everyone is in a good mood. Read More »
I Served the King of England (2006) Jirí Menzel
Czechoslovakia, 1963. Jan Díte is released from prison after serving 15 years. Read More »