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Jacob the Liar AKA Jakob, der Lügner [+Extra] (1974) Frank Beyer, Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Hübchen
A Jewish ghetto in central Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops Read More »
Sweet Games of Last Summer AKA Sladké hry minulého léta (1970) Juraj Herz, Jana Plichtová, Frantisek Velecký, Peter Debnar
One of the gems of the czechoslovak new wave. Impressionism on a film screen inspired by Maupassant’s Mouchette. Read More »
The Boxer and Death AKA Boxer a smrt (1963) Peter Solan, Stefan Kvietik, Manfred Krug, Valentina Thielová
In a Nazi concentration camp, an escapee awaiting execution is spared Read More »
When the Cat Comes AKA Az prijde kocour (1963) Vojtech Jasný, Jan Werich, Emília Vásáryová, Vlastimil Brodský
Some people with a strange cat arrive in a small village. The cat wears glasses, and when someone takes Read More »
Ninety Degrees in the Shade (1965) Jirí Weiss, Anne Heywood, James Booth, Rudolf Hrusínský
In a Prague shop, an assistant has been carrying on an affair with the dishonest, married manager. Read More »
Port Arthur (1936) Nicolas Farkas, Anton Walbrook, Karin Hardt, René Deltgen
Espionage, war and romance in the Far East in 1904: Russian naval officer Boris Ranewsky Read More »
Morgiana (1972) Juraj Herz, Iva Janzurová, Josef Abrhám, Nina Divísková
Klara and Viktoria are sisters. Their father dies, leaving most of his property to Klara. Read More »
Celebration in the Botanical Garden AKA Slávnost v botanickej záhrade (1969) Elo Havetta, Slavoj Urban, Jirí Sýkora, Nina Divísková
This colorful ”fairy”-tale is about the need of miracles in life Read More »
Dita Saxová (1968) Antonín Moskalyk, Krystyna Mikolajewska, Bohus Záhorský, Karel Höger
Dita Saxová (Krystyna Mikolajewska) is the only one in her family to have survived the concentration camp. Read More »
Transport From Paradise AKA Transport z ráje (1963) Zbynek Brynych, Zdenek Stepánek, Ilja Prachar, Jirí Vrstála
Transport from Paradise is set in an unusual World War II concentration camp. Read More »
He and His Sister AKA Er und seine Schwester (1931) Karel Lamac, Anny Ondra, Vlasta Burian, Berthe Ostyn
The postman Brabec is known for his humour and is a welcome guest at the music-hall Read More »
Under the Earth AKA Debajo del mundo (1987) Beda Docampo Feijóo, Paula Canals, Karel Chromík, Carlos De Mateis
September, 1942. Rural Polish Jews go into hiding. Nachman, Liba, their four sons Read More »
The Stress of Youth AKA Trápení (1961) Karel Kachyna, Jorga Kotrbová, Rudolf Prucha, Milan Jedlicka
Lenka (Jorga Kotrbová) is a strong-willed girl on the brink of puberty who builds a bond with a tameless blackhorse Prim Read More »
A Game Without Rules AKA Hra bez pravidel (1967) Jindrich Polák, Svatopluk Matyás, Jirí Adamíra, Zdenek Kryzánek
A robbery in a Prague jeweler’s shop results in the shop manager Kubát and his deputy Litera being shot and wounded. Read More »