Directing

Petr Koliha

Born July 5, 1956 (age 70)

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Known For

It's Not MeIt's Not Me · 1986
It's Not Me
5.31986
MovieComedyFantasy
The two heroes of the film's story - the decent but dry engineer Zárub and the marriage swindler Majer - are granted this wish by the mysterious forces of the moon. The two men change their appearance, which, however, contrasts sharply with their unchanged characters and voices. The incomprehensible swap naturally becomes the source of many comic plots and situations.
Bringing Up Girls in BohemiaBringing Up Girls in Bohemia · 1997
Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia
6.81997
MovieComedyRomance
The film adaptation of the novel of the same by Michal Viewegh. The hero of the novel is a primary school teacher with a successful writing career ahead of him who accepts well-paid employment from an entrepreneur who entrusts him with the task of making his unusual daughter "see sense".
Ants Bring DeathAnts Bring Death · 1986
Ants Bring Death
6.51986
MovieCrime
The biggest threat to a successful crackdown on drug traffickers and consumers is the international hitman Barták, sent to the Czech Republic to eliminate all his collaborators...
Domek u lesaDomek u lesa · 1985
Domek u lesa
5.01985
MovieDrama
Every one of us has certainly been in a situation for which he or she is not prepared and is not able to orient him or herself immediately and correctly. And the hero of our story also finds out in a rather unpleasant way that it leads to a number of misunderstandings and bitter mistakes... Jaroslav Falta (J. Abrhám), a nondescript clerk, cannot resist the pressure of several people interested in buying his aunt's house after the hospitalization of his wealthy aunt (A. Hegerlíková). He is charmed and won over by the charm of a colleague from work - Alenka (J. Asterová) - after departure of his girlfriend on a business trip.
CeremoniářCeremoniář · 1996
Ceremoniář
9.01996
MovieComedyDrama
Who is this confident man who, with unusual elegance and surprising professionalism, began working at the reception desks of the highest government and party leaders one day? Where did he come from, what are his tasks, and who entrusted him with them? These questions will be pondered in the film by members of the secret services, important and insignificant minions of the powerful, who are convinced that they know every link in the ingeniously opaque chain of relationships and competences of a centrally controlled state. Before the surprising revelation of the mysterious master of ceremonies living a double life, he manages to pull off one last stunt: a monstrous hoax whose consequences can only be tragic.
The Gentle BarbarianThe Gentle Barbarian · 1990
The Gentle Barbarian
6.01990
MovieComedyDrama
A commemorative and essayistic meditative piece on the Prague quarter Libeň during the 1950s.
Cena meduCena medu · 1987
Cena medu
10.01987
MovieDrama
Little Péťa visits his grandfather in the Krkonoše Mountains, where a swarm of bees settles on a tree. When Péťa disturbs it, the entire swarm attacks him, leaving him in a deep coma. Ordinary treatments fail, so Dr. Vrba insists on a beekeeper’s blood transfusion. Grandpa’s blood type doesn’t match, prompting a frantic search—ambulances, authorities, even foreign donors—to find a suitable beekeeper. After multiple transfusions from various volunteers, Péťa shows signs of recovery. With dawn breaking, hope returns as he awakens.
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“ · 2014
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
2014
MovieDocumentary

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