Drama set on an isolated farm on the Czech-Polish border immediately after the end of WWII. Read More »
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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 »
Crucial Years (1967) Juraj Jakubisko, Jirí Sýkora, Jana Stehnová, Vlado Müller
Juraj, a Slovak artist living in Prague, takes stock in hus life, realizing that his days pass without purpose. Read More »
Death in the Saddle (1958) Jindrich Polák, Rudolf Jelínek, Eduard Dubský, Radovan Lukavský
On the state stud-farm, Tomás (Rudolf Jelínek) is preparing to become a jockey together with other boys. Read More »
Grandmother (1940) Frantisek Cáp, Terezie Brzková, Svetla Svozilová, Karel Tresnák
“Grandmother” is a highly romanticized autobiographical novel by a Czech 19th century writer, Bozena Nemcova. Read More »
The Merry Wives (1939) Otakar Vávra, Zdenek Stepánek, Frantisek Kreuzmann, Adina Mandlová
Czech filmmaker Otakar Vavra truly came into his own with his third feature Read More »
Talent Competition (1964) Milos Forman, Jirí Suchý, Jirí Slitr, Marketa Krotka
Two closely related episodes. Youths make problems for two local orchestras about to compete nationally Read More »
The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday (1992) Vera Chytilová, Bolek Polívka, Miroslav Donutil, Anna Pantuckova
A hillbilly inherits millions and goes to the city, leaving his village to live a rich man’s life in post communist Czech Republic. Read More »
Jan Saudek – Trapped By His Passions No Hope For Rescue (2007) Adolf Zika, Jan Saudek, Sára Saudková
Jan Saudek, Czechoslovakia’s most famous living photographer, is the subject of this often-shocking kaleidoscopic biopic by friend and colleague Adolf Zika. Read More »