Tag Archives: Czechoslovakia

The strains of Debussy’s “Afternoon of a Faun” waft through this amusing comedy about an aging lecher’s ever-optimistic pursuit of the fair sex, for fair sex, or better. Read More »

Fadinard is on the way to his wedding when his horse picks up and eats a straw hat. Read More »

Martin becomes involved with a black market gang when he attempts to find the people who supplied him with fake money. Read More »

Drama set on an isolated farm on the Czech-Polish border immediately after the end of WWII. Read More »

Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana Read More »

Juraj, a Slovak artist living in Prague, takes stock in hus life, realizing that his days pass without purpose. Read More »

On the state stud-farm, Tomás (Rudolf Jelínek) is preparing to become a jockey together with other boys. Read More »

“Grandmother” is a highly romanticized autobiographical novel by a Czech 19th century writer, Bozena Nemcova. Read More »

Czech filmmaker Otakar Vavra truly came into his own with his third feature Read More »

Two closely related episodes. Youths make problems for two local orchestras about to compete nationally Read More »