Jaroslava Adamová

Acting

Jaroslava Adamová

Born March 15, 1925 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Died June 16, 2012 · aged 87

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Known For

Unknown HourUnknown Hour · 2009
Unknown Hour
4.22009
MovieCrime
Hynek Michánek wants to study medicine but fails his entrance exams five times. He starts a job as an orderly in a district hospital where one of the doctors on the examining board works as well. He feels no-one takes him seriously and he loathes the doctors, who treat him with disdain. When an old man begs him to end his pain and suffering by helping him to die, Hynek gives him a "liberating" injection. But now he has done it once, he finds he can't stop. He continues killing other patients, even though he knows he can't get away with it for long.
Three Wishes for CinderellaThree Wishes for Cinderella · 1973
Three Wishes for Cinderella
7.51973
MovieFantasyFamily
Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides in her closest friend the owl. When she comes across three magical acorns, she's granted a single wish for each one of them.
In the ShadowIn the Shadow · 2012
In the Shadow
6.52012
MovieCrimeDrama
In the former Czechoslovakia, 1950s, police captain Hakl investigates a jewelry robbery. An opened safe deposit leads to a known burglar. What seems an easy case soon starts to tangle. When he is called off the case, he continues on his own. The investigation leads him onto thin ice. Can he beat a stronger enemy and save his family and his own life?
You Kiss Like a GodYou Kiss Like a God · 2008
You Kiss Like a God
5.52008
MovieComedyRomance
A romantic comedy about love and life of young French teacher Helena.
Panenství a kriminálPanenství a kriminál · 1970
Panenství a kriminál
9.51970
MovieComedy
An attractive and challenging 16-year-old girl has no shortage of admirers, but she becomes the cause of a small-town problem when she accuses her charming uncle of rape after trying in vain to seduce him. The bitter comedy, the only film directed by actor Václav Lohnisky, relies on the lively acting of both Vladimír Menšík as the eloquent uncle and Lucie Žulová as the mischievous seductress.
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterouSedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou · 1967
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
4.31967
MovieComedyMusic
Alfons Karásek says goodbye to his wife Růžena at the train station, who is going to the spa. He plans an erotically filled week, full of women and flings. One lover for each day. But right from the start, the intricately constructed itinerary goes awry. In the end, he finds himself in his apartment full of beautiful women, including, unfortunately, his returning wife...
Dissolved and EffusedDissolved and Effused · 1985
Dissolved and Effused
6.91985
MovieComedyCrime
A police inspector and inexperienced trainee search for a mysteriously disappeared manufacturer of ointments for hair growth.
Kudy kam?Kudy kam? · 1956
Kudy kam?
5.71956
MovieComedy
Spouses Vojta and Růžena Koskub are an ideal couple: they both love each other and are both doing well at work. But six months after their wedding, they appear before the divorce court. The reason? Růžena refuses to do all the housework herself. In addition to their main jobs, she and Vojta have other work responsibilities. Růžena draws illustrations for a tree atlas, Vojta writes a book about after-school child care. Neither of them has time for the household. The sitting judge, Mack, can't get the quarreling pair of teachers out of his head, so the man decides to give the Koskubs a well-meaning lesson in marital cohabitation. The two married couples find themselves together at a summer cottage, where men and women can demonstrate what they think is right. But it won't be easy for anyone...

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Kudy kam?Kudy kam? · 1956
Kudy kam?
5.71956
MovieComedy
Spouses Vojta and Růžena Koskub are an ideal couple: they both love each other and are both doing well at work. But six months after their wedding, they appear before the divorce court. The reason? Růžena refuses to do all the housework herself. In addition to their main jobs, she and Vojta have other work responsibilities. Růžena draws illustrations for a tree atlas, Vojta writes a book about after-school child care. Neither of them has time for the household. The sitting judge, Mack, can't get the quarreling pair of teachers out of his head, so the man decides to give the Koskubs a well-meaning lesson in marital cohabitation. The two married couples find themselves together at a summer cottage, where men and women can demonstrate what they think is right. But it won't be easy for anyone...

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