It is the story of Jiri and Jan, two Czech soldiers, battling alongside the allied forces against the Germans Read More »
Tag Archives: Czech
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1960) Jirí Weiss, Ivan Mistrík, Daniela Smutná, Jirina Sejbalová
Pavel, a young student living in Prague in 1942, hides a Jewish girl in his apartment building’s attic. Read More »
Slumming (2006) Michael Glawogger, Paulus Manker, August Diehl, Michael Ostrowski
Rich slacker Sebastian has little respect for others, especially not women. Read More »
And Give My Love to the Swallows (1972) Jaromil Jires, Magda Vásáryová, Viera Strnisková, Július Vasek
Towards the end of 1942 a young prisoner Maruska (Magda Vásáryová) awaits in her cell in prison Read More »
The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun (1983) Vera Chytilová, Leos Sucharípa, Libuse Pospísilová, Vlasta Spicnerová
The strains of Debussy’s “Afternoon of a Faun” waft through this amusing comedy about an aging lecher’s ever-optimistic pursuit of the fair sex, for fair sex, or better. Read More »
The Straw Hat (1972) Oldrich Lipský, Milos Kopecký, Iva Janzurová, Vladimír Mensík
Fadinard is on the way to his wedding when his horse picks up and eats a straw hat. Read More »
Bony a klid (1988) Vít Olmer, Jan Potmesil, Veronika Jeníková, Josef Nedorost
Martin becomes involved with a black market gang when he attempts to find the people who supplied him with fake money. Read More »
End of the Lonely Farm Berghof (1984) Jirí Svoboda, Jana Brejchová, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Milan Knazko
Drama set on an isolated farm on the Czech-Polish border immediately after the end of WWII. Read More »
Post coitum (2004) Juraj Jakubisko, Franco Nero, Eva Elsnerová, Richard Krajco
“Post Coitum” is a sex tragicomedy. There are five women and four men, who are very unsatisfied with life. Read More »
The Ninth Heart (1979) Juraj Herz, Ondrej Pavelka, Anna Malová, Julie Juristová
Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana Read More »