Juraj Herz adapts Bohumil Hrabal’s story about a man who works in a junk shop. Read More »
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Sen noci svatojánské (1959) Jirí Trnka, Joss Ackland, Ann Bell, Richard Burton
The first puppet kinescope in the world. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Read More »
Freckled Max and the Spooks / Pehavý Max a strasidlá (1987) Juraj Jakubisko, Martin Hreben, Gerhard Karzel, Eddie Constantine
Young orphan Max leaves the circus to escape his abusive fosters. Read More »
The Assault / Atentát (1965) Jirí Sequens, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Ludek Munzar, Ladislav Mrkvicka
It is autumn 1941. Acting Reichsprotector Reinhard Heydrich has taken up his position in the occupied Czech lands and Moravia. Read More »
Eagle Feather / Orlie pierko (1972) Martin Hollý, Ivan Mistrík, Ivan Rajniak, Andrea Cunderlíková
A sequel to the Copper Tower, Eagle Feather continued the success of its predecessor in many ways. Read More »
It’s Better to Be Wealthy and Healthy Than Poor and Ill / Lepsie byt bohaty a zdravy ako chudobny a chory (1992) Juraj Jakubisko, Deana Horváthová, Dagmar Havlová, Juraj Kukura
In a tone of bitter comedy, the director portrays the confusion that ensued the fall of the Soviet bloc Read More »
The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley / Pasácek z doliny (1985) Frantisek Vlácil, Vlastimir Drbal, Zdenek Dusek, Radka Fiedlerová
The film is set in 1947 Beskydy. It follows a 10 year old boy who regularly shepherds cows next to a destroyed German tank. Read More »
Mág (1988) Frantisek Vlácil, Jirí Schwarz, Veronika Zilková, Marta Vancurová
A narration of episodes from the life of the famous Czech poet, Karel Hynek Mácha. Read More »
Marketa Lazarová (1967) Frantisek Vlácil, Josef Kemr, Magda Vásáryová, Nada Hejna
Mikolás and his brother Adam rob travelers for their tyrannical father Kozlík. Read More »
The Snowdrop Festival / Slavnosti snezenek (1984) Jirí Menzel, Rudolf Hrusínský, Jaromír Hanzlík, Josef Somr
This movie is based on texts of Bohumil Hrabal, world-known Czech prosaic. Read More »
The Return of the Prodigal Son / Návrat ztraceného syna (1967) Evald Schorm, Jana Brejchová, Nina Divísková, Jan Kacer
Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after Read More »
Ferat Vampire (1982) Upír z Feratu
A doctor Marek is shocked when his beloved nurse Mima signs a contract with foreign Read More »
Hotel Pacific / Zaklete rewiry (1975) Janusz Majewski, Marek Kondrat, Roman Wilhelmi, Roman Skamene
Set in the early 1930s, a young man finds a job as a dishwasher in a hotel and quickly works his way up the ladder. Read More »
Pearls of the Deep / Perlicky na dne (1965) Vera Chytilová, Jaromil Jires, Jirí Menzel, Pavla Marsálková, Ferdinand Kruta, Alois Vachek
Set against the backdrop of a repressed Czechoslovakia, five non-related vignettes are presented Read More »
A Report on the Party and Guests / O slavnosti a hostech (1966) Jan Nemec, Ivan Vyskocil, Jan Klusák, Jiri Nemec
A small group of adult bourgeois friends are on a day outing in the country, that outing which includes having a picnic. Read More »