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Tag Archives: Czechoslovakia
Port Arthur (1936) Nicolas Farkas

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 / 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

Dita Saxová (Krystyna Mikolajewska) is the only one in her family to have survived the concentration camp. Read More »
Transport From Paradise / 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 / 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 (1987) Debajo del mundo

September, 1942. Rural Polish Jews go into hiding. Nachman, Liba, their four sons Read More »
The Stress of Youth / 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 »
Nurses / Sestricky (1984) Karel Kachyna, Alena Mihulová, Jirina Jirásková, Ondrej Vetchý

The young nurse Mari, the “last virgin of the group”, decides to become a real woman. Read More »
King of Sumava / Král Sumavy (1959) Karel Kachyna, Radovan Lukavský, Jirí Vala, Jirina Svorcová

Rough and raw landscape of the Bohemian Forest and a thrilling story of border guards repressing the intrusion of national borders. Read More »
Waiting for the Rain / Cekání na dést (1978) Karel Kachyna, Jirí Bartoska, Michal Hofbauer, Monika Hálová

Twelve-year-old Alena (Dita Kaplanová) has had to leave the countryside on a blazing hot summer Read More »
Night Riders / Nocní jazdci (1981) Martin Hollý, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Michal Docolomanský, Sona Valentová

Two men of principle face each other. One is backed by a whole, however poor village Read More »
A Pact With The Devil / Zmluva s diablom (1967) Jozef Zachar, Ivana Karbanová, Zuzana Kocúriková, Marta Raslová

A comedy about five students who are unjustly suspected of trying to lose their virginity before their graduation. Read More »
Long Live the Republic / At’ zije Republika (1965) Karel Kachyna, Frank Argus, Josef Barta, Eduard Bredun

It’s the spring 1945 along with the front is becoming closer to the tiny Moravian village of Nesovice. Read More »