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Tag Archives: Czech
Lesson Faust (1994) Lekce Faust

A very free adaptation of Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus”, Goethe’s “Faust” and various other treatments of the old legend Read More »
The Sky Riders (1968) Jindrich Polák

The story of Czech pilots in RAF service during the Battle of Britain, and the ongoing aerial battle in Northern Europe. Read More »
The Limping Devil (1968) Kulhavý dábel

A baleful limping man walks through Prague. He is Asmodeus (Juraj Herz), the fiend of lustfulness Read More »
Christmas with Elisabeth (1968) Karel Kachyna, Vlado Müller, Pavla Kárníková, Zdena Hadrbolcová

Surly solitary truck driver is given an assistant for his daily rounds Read More »
Císaruv pekar a pekaruv císar / The Emperor and the Golem (1952) Martin Fric, Jan Werich, Marie Vásová, Natasa Gollová

Rudolph II, the Holy Roman Emperor, does not have a simple life. And yet he manages to complicate it even more with his frequent outbursts of anger. Read More »
Hotel for Strangers AKA Hotel pro cizince (1967) Antonín Mása, Petr Cepek, Tána Fischerová, Marta Krásová

Once, a young poet (Petr Cepek) has been killed in the Art Nouveau setting of the castle The World. Read More »
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 »
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989) Juraj Jakubisko, Bolek Polívka, Ivan Drozdy, Judita Durdiaková

Pepe and Prengel, returning from war, meet Ester and both fall in love with the girl Read More »