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Tag Archives: Czechoslovakia
Jacob the Liar / 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 / 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 (1963) Boxer a smrt

In a Nazi concentration camp, an escapee awaiting execution is spared Read More »
When the Cat Comes / 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

In a Prague shop, an assistant has been carrying on an affair with the dishonest, married manager. Read More »
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 »