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Tag Archives: Czechoslovakia
The Stolen Border AKA Uloupená hranice (1947) Jirí Weiss, Ladislav H. Struna, Rudolf Deyl, Rudolf Siroký
The Stolen Border (Uloupená hranice) is a 1947 Czechoslovak war film depicting events before signing fateful Munich Agreement Read More »
Golden Eels AKA Zlatí úhori (1979) Karel Kachyna, Vladimír Mensík, Miroslava Hozová, Rudolf Hrusínský
A little boy, named Prdelka, traveled with his father from Prague to the country during the Second World War. Read More »
Against All AKA Proti všem (1958) Otakar Vávra, Zdenek Stepánek, Gustav Hilmar, Vlasta Matulová
After the battle of Sudom?? the Hussite teaching spreads through the whole country and people start leaving their homes to help build the fortification of Tábor. Read More »
The Elementary School AKA Obecná skola (1991) Jan Sverák, Jan Tríska, Zdenek Sverák, Libuse Safránková
The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. Read More »
Rose Tinted Dreams AKA Ruzové sny (1977) Dusan Hanák, Juraj Nvota, Iva Bittová, Josef Hlinomaz
Jakub, a dreamer and budding magician, juggles between parcels and services rendered to the villagers. Read More »
The Wonder-Maid AKA Panna zázracnica (1967) Stefan Uher, Jolanta Umecka, Ladislav Mrkvicka, Otakar Janda
Anabella, a beautiful young woman meets a group of artists. They will awaken your erotic desires but also pure feeling of love Read More »
Distant Journey AKA Daleká cesta (1950) Alfréd Radok, Blanka Waleská, Otomar Krejca, Viktor Ocásek
Distant Journey follows Hana, a Jewish eye doctor who falls in love and marries a Gentile named Toník. Read More »
Cutting it Short AKA Postriziny (1981) Jirí Menzel, Magda Vásáryová, Jirí Schmitzer, Jaromír Hanzlík
Short Cut is a comedy revealed more in the acting and witty dialogue than in the simple premise of the story itself Read More »
The End of August at the Hotel Ozone AKA Konec Srpna v Hotelu Ozon (1967) Jan Schmidt, Vladimír Hlavatý, Jitka Horejsi, Ondrej Jariabek
A troupe of young women on post-apocalyptic earth are lead around by a mistress Read More »