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Series
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
Czech
Description
Set in Stalinist Czechoslovakia during the 1950s, this tragicomedy revolves around the consequences of a single joke: a young man, is expelled from university and the Communist party and sentenced to six years hard labor for an irreverent postcard he sends to a lady friend. This leaves him cynical, bitter, and out for revenge.
3) Black Peter
Series
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Czech
Description
A delightful coming-of-age comedy, Black Peter finds its humor in the keenly observed details of youthful romance, teenage dissatisfaction, and the small moments of life.
Series
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c1960
Language
Czech
Description
A white carrier pigeon loses its way when it tries to fly home to the Baltic coast, where a young girl anxiously awaits it. Lost, tired, and ill, the bird lands in Prague. It is rescued by an artist and then gradually brought back to health by a small, frail boy. People's lives are changed forever by their encounter with the bird.
5) Adelheid
Series
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Czech
Description
A tale of two lovers trapped in the aftermath of WWII. Lingering resentment over the war and bitter political strife stand in the way of their happiness.
Series
Publisher
The Criterion collection
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
Czech
Description
Perličky na dně: These five eccentric tales take the viewer on a journey from a motorcycle race to a rain-soaked wedding party to an unexpected cross-cultural romance. -- Sedmikrasky: "Two teenage girls decide that since the world is spoiled they will be spoiled as well; accordingly they embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world about them." -- O slavnosti a hostech: "A pleasant picnic grows sinister when...
Publisher
Janus Films
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
Czech
Description
"A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the versatility of the movement's directors. Based on the stories by the legendary writer, Bohumil Hrabal, the shorts range from the surreally chilling to the caustically observant to the casually romantic, but all have a cutting, wily view of the world"--Container.
Smrt pana Baltazara = Mr. Baltazar's death: A group of aimless, nostalgia-inclined...
Publisher
Janus Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Czech
Description
Sedmikrasky: Two teenage girls decide that since the world is spoiled they will be spoiled as well; accordingly they embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world about them.
O slavnosti a hostech: A group of happy picnickers are accosted by a group of strangers led by a bullying sadist who has an unbreakable hold over his followers. After he interrogates one of them, a stranger then invites everyone to a nonsensical,...
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