There are still water spirits among us. One group lives in Prague, led by Mr. Wassermann, who is using his wife’s family as a servants. Read More »
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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 »
Faithless Marijka AKA Marijka nevernice (1934) Vladislav Vancura, Hana Maria Pravda
Portrait of customs and vicissitudes of the Ruthenian and subcarpáticos Jews in the 30s of last century. Read More »
Fair Game AKA Mamba (1988) Mario Orfini, Trudie Styler, Gregg Henry, Bill Moseley
Gene, a clever but seriously deranged computer-game designer, has been left by his wife Eva. Read More »
Hotel for Strangers AKA Hotel pro cizince (1967) Antonín Mása, Petr Cepek, Tána Fischerová, Marta Krásová
Once, a young poet (Petr Cepek) has been killed in the Art Nouveau setting of the castle The World. 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 »
Secluded, Near Woods AKA Na samote u lesa (1976) Jirí Menzel, Josef Kemr, Zdenek Sverák, Daniela Kolárová
The Lavicka’s, a Czech family from the city, rents a house in the country with the option to buy. Read More »
The Little Mermaid AKA Malá morská víla (1976) Karel Kachyna, Miroslava Safránková, Radovan Lukavský, Petr Svojtka
The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. Read More »
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) AKA Prezít svuj zivot (teorie a praxe) (2010) Jan Svankmajer, Václav Helsus, Klára Issová, Zuzana Krónerová
The film uses a mix of cut-out animation from photographs and live-action segments Read More »
Lost in Munich AKA Ztraceni v Mnichove (2015) Petr Zelenka, Václav Neuzil, Jana Plodková, Alena Doláková
Sir “P” a 90 year old gray parrot, formerly living with Edouard Daladier Read More »
Black Peter AKA Cerný Petr (1964) Milos Forman, Ladislav Jakim, Pavla Martinkova, Jan Vostrcil
Petr is 17 years old and starts work. Incredibly (for Czechoslovakia in 1963) this is as a security worker against shoplifting in a busy self-service shop. Read More »
Wolf’s Hole AKA Vlci bouda (1987) Vera Chytilová, Miroslav Machácek, Tomás Palatý, Stepánka Cervenková
A group of teenagers are mysteriously invited to a skiing workshop in the mountains. Read More »
Home Care AKA Domácí péce (2015) Slávek Horák, Martin Chamer, Jan Gogola Sr.
Everyone knows about the finality of human existence but the realization of life’s actual limits Read More »
The Strike AKA Siréna (1947) Karel Steklý, Josef Bek, L. Bohác, Josef Dekoj
The first Czechoslovak film to receive the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, The Strike is a cornerstone example of political agitprop. Read More »