Matylda, widow of Jan Chladil, decides to bury her husband in the village Read More »
Tag Archives: Czech
Desire / Touha (1958) Vojtech Jasný, Jan Jakes, Václav Babka, Jana Brejchová
Four stories, four seasons of the year, four periods from the human life. Read More »
Closely Watched Trains / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 »