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1) Faust
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
Czech
Description
A very free adaptation of Marlowe’s ‘Doctor Faustus’, Goethe’s ‘FAUST’ and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. Svankmajer’s FAUST is a nondescript man who, after being lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.
Publisher
Menemsha Films
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
Czech
Description
This film explores a young woman’s romantic dilemma: torn between a primal connection and the need to provide for her children, she loves two men. Set in Prague, BEAUTY IN TROUBLE is full of unexpected twists, humor and amazing performances culminating in a surprising ending. Winner of the Krzysztof Kieslowski Award at the **Denver International Film Festival**. Winner of Best International Film at the **Santa Barbara International Film Festival**....
3) Winter Flies
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Czech
Description
Police interrogate 14-year-old Mára at the station after he is caught behind the wheel far across country from where he lives. He and somewhat eccentric Heduš had set out for the frozen landscape down south to seek adventure, but the mischievous breeziness with which Mára gives his story, and his concealment of the details of the trip, gradually strip his statement of credibility…. With uncommon directorial playfulness, Olmo Omerzu leads his...
Publisher
Deaf Crocodile Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Czech
Description
A stuffy middle-aged foreigner, a businessman named Fabricius, lonely and looking for a night’s diversion, finds it in the form of a mysterious blonde, Zuzana. In an abandoned cemetery, she tells him three tales involving black magic and erotic obsession. In director Jiří Brdečka’s stunning “The Last Golem,” a young rabbi struggles to fashion a massive, silent giant out of living clay – until he’s distracted by a mute servant girl....
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