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Tag Archives: Czech
The Poacher’s Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949) Martin Fric, Oldrich Nový, Hana Vítová, Ella Nollová

Poor country girl Elen Hadrbolcova sent her photo to a casting agency in a city Read More »
The Jester’s Tale / Bláznova kronika (1964) Karel Zeman, Petr Kostka, Emília Vásáryová, Miroslav Holub

The Thirty Years’ War is seen from the point of view in this satirical slapstick Read More »
Adele Hasn’t Had Her Dinner Yet / Adéla jeste nevecerela (1978) Oldrich Lipský, Michal Docolomanský, Rudolf Hrusínský, Milos Kopecký

When the famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved Read More »
Romance for Bugle / Romance pro kridlovku (1967) Otakar Vávra, Jaromír Hanzlík, Zuzana Cigánová, Janusz Strachocki

A lyrical story about first love, death and disappointment, based on a poem of the same title. Read More »
May Fairytale / Pohádka máje (1940) Otakar Vávra, Filip Balek-Brodský, Svatopluk Benes, Marie Blazková

Otakar Vávra turned to Mrštík’s love novel, which had already served Read More »
The End of a Priest / Faráruv konec (1969) Evald Schorm, Vlastimil Brodský, Jan Libícek, Jana Brejchová

A verger, who likes to dress as a priest, is invited, by one of the villagers Read More »
The Seventh Day, The Eighth Night / Den sedmý osmá noc (1969) Evald Schorm, Jan Libícek, Václav Babka, Josef Bek

An allegory set within an archetypal Czech village, it tells of what occurs when a succession of mystical Read More »
The Smoke / Kour (1991) Tomás Vorel, Jan Slovák, Lucie Zednícková, Simon Caban

As a matter of fact only axis of the story stayed: young engineer arrives Read More »
Heave Ho! / Hej-rup! (1934) Martin Fric, George Voskovec, Jan Werich, Helena Busová

A Milk-Cannery baron, Jakub Simonides, is broken by the Canned Milk-Trust and Read More »