The young married couple – photographer Marie (Marta Vancurová) and civil engineering student Read More »
Tag Archives: Czech
The Night Overtake Me / Zastihla me noc (1986) Juraj Herz, Jana Riháková, Jana Brejchová, Rudolf Hrusínský
A Holocaust drama made by a director who was himself, as a Jew Read More »
Sign of the Cancer / Znamení raka (1967) Juraj Herz, Zora Bozinová, Zdenek Stepánek, Ilja Prachar
In a rather bizarre environment of a hospital, a criminal plot takes place – a murder occurs there. Read More »
Passage / Pasáz (1997) Juraj Herz
Michal Forman, a successful business manager, gets stuck in a traffic jam. Read More »
Kytice / Wild Flowers (2000) F.A. Brabec, Martina Bezousková
Seven seemingly unconnected fairy tales – glued together only by folklore, mood, color and light – make up this Czech collection of visual poetry. Read More »
The White Plague / Bílá nemoc (1937) Hugo Haas
The “White Plague”, a deadly leprosy-like disease that mainly infects people older than 50 years, is ravaging the world. Read More »
Samotári / Loners (2000) David Ondricek, Labina Mitevska
Robert works at a travel agency with an unusual specialty: staging scenes from the everyday lives of “typical” Czech Read More »
Telo bez duse / Body Without Soul (1996) Wiktor Grodecki
Documentary look at doomed male prostitutes in Prague, ages 15 to 18, who troll at the public swimming pool Read More »
S certy nejsou zerty / Give the Devil His Due (1985)
Petr’s stepmother steals his inheritance. He meets a duke’s daughters, falling for Adelka Read More »
Cosy Dens (1999) Jan Hrebejk, Michael Beran, Miroslav Donutil, Simona Stasová
Two families, Sebkovi and Krausovi, are celebrating Christmas, but not everyone is in a good mood. Read More »