Josef Pinkava

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Josef Pinkava

Born November 25, 1919 · Dobrosov by Náchod, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Died April 5, 2006 · aged 86

Josef Pinkava was born on 25 November 1919 in Dobrosov by Náchod, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Uzel na kapesníku (1958), Automat na prání (1968) and Neobycejná trída (1965). He died on 5 April 2006 in Zlín, Czech Republic.

Known For

Daisies for the Lady of the ManorDaisies for the Lady of the Manor · 1981
Daisies for the Lady of the Manor
4.91981
MovieComedy
Fifteen-year-old Kateřina will once again spend the holidays at the Castle Krabonoš, where her parents are both wardens. She finds it dull because she's got to sit at the castle's ticket office and sell tickets. That is, until the arrival of the new tour guide, Petr, a young history student. She falls in love at first sight. But for Petr she's just a young crazy girl. Katka tries to get Petr's attention in various ways, but all in vain. She makes a last ditch effort by pretending to steal some rare castle steins from the castle's collection. It's only after some detectives arrive that Katka realizes that she may have overdone it, but she finally manages to get Petr to notice her.
Men Don't CryMen Don't Cry · 1980
Men Don't Cry
7.51980
MovieFamily
The holidays began and Pepík Janousek is playing with his friend Hadraba, whose nickname is Sun. Sun has to baby-sit his small brother in a pram and envies Pepík his nice adoptive parents because his own father beats him often. Pepík is happy - he will have soon the same surname Marek as his father and mother. Pepík is shocked when Sun tells him that Mrs Marková is pregnant. He falls from a height and ends up in hospital. Despite of all expressed love and care Pepík is afraid that the Mareks will no longer want him.
Cuddling Cat EarsCuddling Cat Ears · 1986
Cuddling Cat Ears
7.01986
MovieFamilyMusic
A funny movie about the life of the girls from the girls choir from south Czech republic.
Kočky neberemKočky neberem · 1967
Kočky neberem
9.01967
MovieComedy
A smiling holiday story about an old car named Cleopatra and its four-member, all-male crew...
Free AdmittanceFree Admittance · 1987
Free Admittance
9.01987
MovieFamilyComedy
Adventures of a little Czech girl Yana visiting in Moscow with her parents and dog.
Captain KordaCaptain Korda · 1970
Captain Korda
10.01970
MovieFamilyDrama
A story of Pepik, an orphaned boy recently adopted by foster family.
Leť, ptáku leť!Leť, ptáku leť! · 1979
Leť, ptáku leť!
6.81979
MovieFamily
Even a strict and not very popular teacher can achieve extraordinary popularity with his pupils. When their favourite teacher breaks his leg just before a bicycle trip, he is replaced by his strict colleague. Although his involuntary charges are not enthusiastic at first, they eventually become convinced that it is not good to immediately reject a person just because one does not get along with him at first...
MetráčekMetráček · 1972
Metráček
7.81972
MovieFamily
The heroine of the story is a teenage Jitka Pažoutová, suffering from her fatness and clumsiness. For her, the real torture is especially the gym classes led by a sympathetic gym teacher, nicknamed Bohoušek by the girls. A change for the better is a dodgeball match, which the girls win thanks to Jitka's "guns", which simply cannot be caught. At the tournament, Jitka meets Honza Koubek - a boy who insults her, but then apologizes to her and persuades her to try using her strength in the shot put...

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The Explosion Will Be at FiveThe Explosion Will Be at Five · 1985
The Explosion Will Be at Five
6.01985
MovieFamilyComedy
This tale is about young Ludvik (Robert Nespor) an erstwhile, budding scientist whose practical sense leads him to experiment before his common sense has figured out the results. Due to that unfortunate pattern, he variously floods the bathroom while working on displacement of volume and weight in water, he shatters the harvest pumpkins but not the law of gravity, and now he is eyeing the neighbor's rabbits for an electricity experiment. While the rabbits remain safe for awhile, Ludvik's parents wish he would follow in their more traditional footsteps and dedicate himself to music. Instead, Ludvik has learned that the proper mixture of a certain carbide and water can be explosive, and while he works on that technique, a friend tips off the physics teacher about these potentially disastrous plans.

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