Frantisek, the main character is returning to his family. Until now he’s been, “successfully” avoiding all relationships. Read More »
Tag Archives: Czech
Distant Journey AKA Daleká cesta (1950) Alfréd Radok, Blanka Waleská, Otomar Krejca, Viktor Ocásek
Distant Journey follows Hana, a Jewish eye doctor who falls in love and marries a Gentile named Toník. Read More »
Fair Game AKA Mamba (1988) Mario Orfini, Trudie Styler, Gregg Henry, Bill Moseley
Gene, a clever but seriously deranged computer-game designer, has been left by his wife Eva. Read More »
Cutting it Short AKA Postriziny (1981) Jirí Menzel, Magda Vásáryová, Jirí Schmitzer, Jaromír Hanzlík
Short Cut is a comedy revealed more in the acting and witty dialogue than in the simple premise of the story itself Read More »
The End of August at the Hotel Ozone AKA Konec Srpna v Hotelu Ozon (1967) Jan Schmidt, Vladimír Hlavatý, Jitka Horejsi, Ondrej Jariabek
A troupe of young women on post-apocalyptic earth are lead around by a mistress Read More »
Secluded, Near Woods AKA Na samote u lesa (1976) Jirí Menzel, Josef Kemr, Zdenek Sverák, Daniela Kolárová
The Lavicka’s, a Czech family from the city, rents a house in the country with the option to buy. Read More »
The Little Mermaid AKA Malá morská víla (1976) Karel Kachyna, Miroslava Safránková, Radovan Lukavský, Petr Svojtka
The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. Read More »
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) AKA Prezít svuj zivot (teorie a praxe) (2010) Jan Svankmajer, Václav Helsus, Klára Issová, Zuzana Krónerová
The film uses a mix of cut-out animation from photographs and live-action segments Read More »
Lost in Munich AKA Ztraceni v Mnichove (2015) Petr Zelenka, Václav Neuzil, Jana Plodková, Alena Doláková
Sir “P” a 90 year old gray parrot, formerly living with Edouard Daladier Read More »
Black Peter AKA Cerný Petr (1964) Milos Forman, Ladislav Jakim, Pavla Martinkova, Jan Vostrcil
Petr is 17 years old and starts work. Incredibly (for Czechoslovakia in 1963) this is as a security worker against shoplifting in a busy self-service shop. Read More »