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Tag Archives: Czech
Closely Watched Trains AKA Ostre sledované vlaky (1966) Jirí Menzel, Václav Neckár, Josef Somr, Vlastimil Brodský
An apprentice train dispatcher at a village station seeks his first sexual encounter Read More »
Darkness AKA T.M.A. (2009) Juraj Herz, Ivan Franek, Lenka Krobotová, Malgorzata Kozuchowska
A man leaves his busy city life for the peace of the country home Read More »
Capricious Summer AKA Rozmarné léto (1968) Jirí Menzel, Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlastimil Brodský, Frantisek Rehák
The friends enjoy the charms of nature – and of their guests. Read More »
Killing the Devil AKA Vrazda ing. Certa (1970) Ester Krumbachová, Jirina Bohdalová, Vladimír Mensík, Ljuba Hermanová
She (Jirina Bohdalová) is approximately forty-years old, intelligent Read More »
From Saturday to Sunday AKA Ze soboty na nedeli (1931) Gustav Machatý, Ladislav H. Struna, Magda Maderova, Jirina Sejbalová
Mána is a young secretary. One evening she and her roommate Read More »
Jan Hus (1954) Otakar Vávra, Zdenek Stepánek, Karel Höger, Vlasta Matulová
1412 – 1415: Master Jan Hus in his sermons in the Bethlehem Chapel denounces plague the church organization. Read More »
Prague Nights AKA Prazske noci (1969) Jirí Brdecka, Milos Makovec, Milena Dvorská, Milos Kopecký, Jirí Hrzán
Rumor has it that the house of Prague hide secret obtain the philosopher’s stone Read More »
Witches’ Hammer AKA Kladivo na carodejnice (1970) Otakar Vávra, Vladimír Smeral, Elo Romancik, Josef Kemr
The time is the seventeenth century. The beggar Maryna Schuchová hides the Host in her scarf at the Communion. Read More »
Time of the Servants AKA Cas sluhu (1989) Irena Pavlásková, Ivana Chýlková, Karel Roden, Jitka Asterová
Dana is young medical student with no self esteem, she can’t deal with life Read More »
Those Wonderful Men with a Crank AKA Bájecní muzi s klikou (1979) Jirí Menzel, Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlasta Fabiánová, Blazena Holisová
Returning home to Prague, the magician Pasparte (Rudolf Hrusínský), an owner of a circus caravan Read More »
The Cow AKA Kráva (1994) Karel Kachyna, Radek Holub, Alena Mihulová, Valérie Zawadská
Adam is a young farmer. As a child, fleeing the bleak reality of his mother’s life as a prostitute Read More »
Concert at the End of Summer AKA Koncert na konci léta (1980) Frantisek Vlácil, Josef Vinklár, Zlata Adamovská, Ladislav Bambas
Composer Antonín Dvorák (Josef Vinklár) conducts a rehearsal in the Royal Albert Hall in London Read More »
Vertigo AKA Závrat (1963) Karel Kachyna, Eva Solcová, Petr Skála, Oldrich Velen
Geologists looking for tin stay at a country hotel. The manager’s daughter experiences her first love. Read More »
Snake Poison AKA Hadí jed (1981) Frantisek Vlácil, Josef Vinklár, Karel Brozek, Renáta Dolezelová
Her mother dead, 18-year-old Vladka travels to a remote village in the dead of winter Read More »