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Prodavač humoru · 1984Prodavač humoru
★ 9.01984
MovieComedyDrama
The honest and a bit naive director of a variety agency, Jožin Petránek, sits on the qualification committee that judges entertainers and performers of all kinds. The man firmly rejects any favouritism. But at work and at home, he's in for nothing but trouble. The rejected "artists" protest, and Jožin's wife Anna would like to promote her friend's daughter into show business. His new secretary Zuzana starts to seduce him. Petranek finally succumbs to the French chansonnier Madelaine. But Zuzana calls Mrs. Petrankova and she drives her husband away from the table and the bed. Eventually, Jozhin loses his position as director and becomes an ordinary stage recruiter. Now the real showbiz hype is just beginning for him...
Dobrodružství kriminalistiky · 1989Dobrodružství kriminalistiky
★ 8.61989
SeriesCrime
Boomerang · 1997Boomerang
★ 8.51997
MovieDramaHistory
The story, written by former George Stransky former political prisoners and today's chairman Pen Club is situated to 50 years and uranium camp of political prisoners in Pribram, where after the fall of the Stalinist cult comes at the end of 1958 as a prisoner of the former Chief of Main Administration of correctional facilities Colonel Good. Former chief topic of coexistence, "a guard" and political prisoners in the Bolshevik camp served timeless makers to reflect on the possibility (or impossibility) of forgiveness and a sense of justice. The film, unfortunately, below expectations - mainly because of its rarity and lack syžetovou arching dramatic arc of the story, including natural gradation. Nice camera and vice versa are cast, formed literally myriad of top Czech actors. A representative of one of the main roles - Jiri Schmitzer in 1997 was awarded the Czech Lion.
The Fortress · 1994The Fortress
★ 7.51994
MovieDrama
Set in the late 80s in a quiet, rural village headed by a suspicious, conspiring group of nasty leaders. Ewald has arrived there to measure water levels. Surrounding the fortress near the village are soldiers.
Freelancing · 1990Freelancing
★ 7.01990
MovieComedy
Jazz musician and trumpeter Beno is originally Slovak, but has been living in Prague for a long time. As a true bohemian, he does not recognize any limitations in his personal or artistic life. He is devoted to jazz with body and soul and despises any form of pop music. That is why he rejects the lucrative offers of his girlfriend, the successful singer Gábina. He also successfully faces the pressure of his much younger girlfriend-to-be and her defiant mother. Beno often has to pay for his tricks, but he accepts this with open eyes. Beno is ably supported by his friend, saxophonist Emil, known as Rampouch.
Bakaláři · 1972Bakaláři
★ 7.01972
SeriesComedy
Hearty Greetings from the Globe · 1983Hearty Greetings from the Globe
★ 6.91983
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Two aliens stir up trouble on Earth in order to study humans. Misunderstandings ensue.
The Great Movie Robbery · 1987The Great Movie Robbery
★ 6.81987
MovieScience FictionComedy
The film is essentially a feature-length commercial for an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of the nationalisation of the Czechoslovak film industry, to be held at the Prague U Hybernu venue. The protagonists of the piece are comedians Oldrich Kaiser and Jirí Lábus, who are set to accept an award from Japanese television representatives at the exhibition. At the same time, five gangsters plot to seize a revolutionary invention devised by professor Suzuki - a super holograph, which enables any figure from television to be transported in the flesh into the real world, and vice-versa.
How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives · 1988How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives
★ 6.31988
MovieComedy
While Kendy returns to his hometown as an assistant director to film a thirteen-part series with a television crew, Štěpán Šafránek, equipped with his mother's advice after graduation, takes up his first position - as an intern at the local hospital. However, his inadaptability to local conditions and his sense of ethics in his chosen profession do not suit his other established colleagues. While they are amused by his zeal and responsibility, Štěpán has increasing problems with his superiors, until he is finally transferred to the position of rural district doctor, which everyone rejects. In Bezdíkov, however, he meets a new, perhaps permanent and reciprocated love, with whom he eventually decides to live and work in northern Bohemia.
Fruit of Paradise · 1970Fruit of Paradise
★ 6.31970
MovieDramaFantasy
An experimental retelling of the story of Adam and Eve which then progresses into an allegorical depiction of the loss of innocence.
The End of a Priest · 1969The End of a Priest
★ 6.21969
MovieComedyDrama
A verger, who likes to dress as a priest, is invited, by one of the villagers, to be the pastor at a vacant church. The atheist teacher resents the pastor, and tries to embarrass him in various ways, including being caught with the local girl, Majka.
The Apple Game · 1978The Apple Game
★ 6.11978
MovieComedyDrama
Sarcastic comedy about the Czechoslovakia of the seventies. A young gynaecologist can't figure out whether to get serious with a young nurse or to stay casual with his married lover. Things get complicated when both women don't want to play his game anymore.
A Girl Fit to Be Killed · 1976A Girl Fit to Be Killed
★ 6.01976
MovieCrimeComedy
The waitress Gita from the hotel "Bobí vrch" approaches her lover who has not left his wife yet and gives him an ultimatum: if he does not do all according to her wish, she will announce to the police his machinations with foreign currency.
Cesta peklem · 1995Cesta peklem
★ 6.01995
MovieActionThriller
A dramatic action film about stuntmen who perform the most dangerous stunts in the film world. One day, however, one of them is struck by a family tragedy in which his son dies. The man cannot overcome this tragedy and ends up in a psychiatric ward. Will he be able to return with the help of his friends?
The Gentle Barbarian · 1990The Gentle Barbarian
★ 6.01990
MovieComedyDrama
A commemorative and essayistic meditative piece on the Prague quarter Libeň during the 1950s.
Julek · 1980Julek
★ 5.81980
MovieDramaHistory
The future communist journalist Julius Fučík had a stimulating childhood and youth in a working-class environment, when his moral maturity was already showing. The authors of the film recall that the young Julek was a star of the suburban operetta scene, and in three episodes they depict him both in his early childhood and already at the gymnasium, when the outbreak of the World War shaped his determination.
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Guys and Dolls · 1955Guys and Dolls
★ 6.61955
MovieComedyCrime
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!
10 Things I Hate About You · 199910 Things I Hate About You
★ 7.61999
MovieComedyRomance
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.
Prospero's Books · 1991Prospero's Books
★ 6.81991
MovieDramaFantasy
An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.
Sleuth · 2007Sleuth
★ 6.32007
MovieDramaMystery
Locked in a high-tech English manor, bound in a deadly duel of wits, Andrew Wyke and Milo Tindle come together as English gentlemen to discuss the matter of Wyke's wife: the woman both are sleeping with.
Dancing at Lughnasa · 1998Dancing at Lughnasa
★ 6.01998
MovieDrama
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
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