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Antonín Máša
Born July 22, 1935 · Višňová, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died October 4, 2001 · aged 66
Antonín Máša was a Czech screenwriter, director, and playwright, known for his contributions to Czechoslovak New Wave cinema. After studying journalism in Prague, he transitioned into filmmaking, collaborating with notable directors such as Evald Schorm. Máša's work often delved into the complexities of human relationships and societal norms. Notable films include Courage for Every Day (1964), Th…
Known For
People From Caravans · 1966People From Caravans
★ 10.01966
MovieDrama
Story about the people around the circus and the unfortunate love of a young man an acrobat. Before the dispute escalates so much that, according to the old clown, Vincek ends up with a noose on his back and Lotyš in a bass, fate intervenes and the young acrobat is called up to the war, where he serves with the dragoons. After serving his time and being released into civilian life, he sets out to find the National with his beloved Nina. However, she has not been with the circus for almost a whole year. Her parents took her away and Vincek, to the chagrin of his friends and the principal, decides to go looking for her. After a long journey, he finds his beloved in the Russian Kuznecki circus, but she has changed a lot during the years of separation. A simple girl in love has turned into a calculating, ambitious woman who desires money above all. But Vincek doesn't have you.
Adelheid · 1970Adelheid
★ 6.91970
MovieDramaRomance
In the aftermath of World War II, a soldier takes charge of a manor formerly owned by a German family and falls in love with the daughter, now a maid. Their relationship forces him to confront the tension between his love and his conscience.
The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night · 1990The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night
★ 4.81990
MovieDramaMystery
An allegory set in an archetypal Czech village, it tells the story of what happens when a series of mysterious events take place, including the disappearance of the station master. While everything has a rational explanation, collective paranoia takes over and everyone's worst instincts are unleashed. Interrogations, disenfranchisement, and the search for scapegoats ultimately lead to murder. The movie was completed in 1969, but it was banned and not released till 1990, Evald Schorm who died in 1988 never saw it completed.
The Valley of the Bees · 1968The Valley of the Bees
★ 7.01968
MovieDramaHistory
Cast out by his father, young Ondrej joins the Order of the Teutonic Knights, where he is raised by strict monk Armin. After years of hardship, Ondrej escapes from the Order when he is wrongly punished, and sets out for his former home. Arriving to discover his father to be dead, Ondrej now not only assumes control of his father's properties, but seeks to marry his former stepmother.
Searching · 1966Searching
★ 5.41966
MovieDrama
Michal, a disillusioned teenager, clashes with his authoritarian father and runs away from home. Adrift in the city, he navigates a restless journey of fleeting encounters while rejecting the rigid values of his parents' generation.
Proč nevěřit na zázraky · 1978Proč nevěřit na zázraky
★ 7.01978
MovieComedyDrama
Wartime events from a child's perspective were a popular theme during the previous regime - here it is a twelve-year-old village boy who experiences dangerous situations with retreating Nazi troops in picturesque South Bohemia... Any attempt to achieve a more believable depiction is destroyed by the staging's grandeur, and in the end the result is an awkward piece, suitable at most for celebrating the relevant national holidays. A longer copy with a tragic ending is stored in the NFA. Milda is shot unnoticed by an SS major.
What's Up Doc? · 1985What's Up Doc?
★ 6.41985
MovieComedyDrama
Bohouš Burda, a forty-year-old idealist disillusioned with city life and his failing marriage, abandons it all to run a mobile dental clinic in the mountains. He meets Terezka, who shares his yearning for a simpler existence, but even in remote nature they must confront unforeseen challenges.
A Place in the Crowd · 1964A Place in the Crowd
★ 8.01964
MovieDrama
A film in five episodes, all based on an attempt to show the life of young people today, their feelings and relationships, their behaviour in public and private life.
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