
Stories about seven friends in a small Moravian village following the socialization of Czechoslovakia in 1948 Read More »
Tag Archives: Czech
The Millennial Bee (1983) Juraj Jakubisko, Jozef Kroner, Stefan Kvietik, Michal Docolomanský

A historic mega-film, one family saga, three generations (1887 -1917) assimilated to the bee community in the hive. Read More »
Adelheid (1970) Frantisek Vlácil, Petr Cepek, Emma Cerná, Jan Vostrcil

In the aftermath of World War II, a former Czech soldier takes charge of a manor formerly owned by a German family. Read More »
The Return of Dragon (1968) Eduard Grecner, Radovan Lukavský, Gustáv Valach, Emília Vásáryová

This is a ballad about love, hate, and a search for a way out of loneliness. Read More »
Nowhere in Moravia (2014) Miroslav Krobot, Tatiana Vilhelmová, Lenka Krobotová, Johana Tesarová

When she’s not serving regulars in a pub in a sleepy northern Moravian village, thirtysomething Maruna spends time with indecisive mayor Jura Read More »
The Valley of the Bees (1968) Frantisek Vlácil, Petr Cepek, Jan Kacer, Vera Galatíková

Ondrej, a young boy who loves bees and bats, is introduced to his new mother, a woman much younger than his father. Read More »
Jan Zizka (1957) Otakar Vávra, Zdenek Stepánek, Frantisek Horák, Karel Höger, Drama, War

1419: The atmosphere in Prague after Hus’ death is very tense. Several rebels are prisoned and radical priest Jan Zelivský leads large masses of people to the Old Town’s council house occupied by corrupt councillors, where the prisoners are kept. Read More »
Sirius (1975) Frantisek Vlácil, Michal Vavrusa, Jana Hlavácková, Karel Chromík, Drama, War

A young Czechoslovakian boy and the German shepherd that loves him – set during the Nazi occupation. Read More »
Lásky mezi kapkami deste / Love Between the Raindrops (1980) Karel Kachyna, Eduard Cupák, Vladimír Mensík, Lukás Vaculík, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Karel Bursík (Lukás Vaculík), as a child called Kajda, recalls his childhood spent in Prague – Zizkov. His father (Vladimír Mensík), a shoe-maker Read More »
Holubice / The White Dove (1960) Frantisek Vlácil, Katerina Irmanovová, Anna Pitasová, Karel Smyczek, Drama

A boy accidentally kills a carrier pigeon in this story told through symbolism and imagery. Read More »