Czech Films Blog
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!: A Timeless Czech Comedy Classic Restored to Blu-ray Brilliance
In the vast landscape of European cinema, few titles shine as brightly as the Czech masterpiece, "Marečku, Podejte mi Pero" from 1976. Now digitall...
Be the Man - A Journey to Self-Discovery and Masculinity
By Pavel's Fortieth Birthday, portrayed compellingly by Jakub Prachař, it becomes evident that he hasn’t entirely grown up. Living with his mother ...
Revisiting the Classic: The Elementary School, a Film by Jan Sverak
"The Elementary School is a beloved Czech film directed by Jan Sverak, released in 1991. This film is a charming and nostalgic portrayal of childho...
Jachym, Throw It into the Machine! in remastered version with English subtitles
Based on Oldrich Lipsky's comedy Jachym, Throw It into the Machine / Jachyme, hod ho do stroje from 1974, we hear for the first time the names of t...
The Indian - Starring Karel Roden
Ondrej is a tough businessman and an arrogant workaholic. He runs a large, successful company in Prague. The meaning of his life is money. He has j...
What Men Want 2. / Po cem muzi touzi 2. - Sequel
In the first film, the main character Karel Kral found himself in a woman's body. In the sequel we meet Irena Kopacova (Anna Polivkova), a psycholo...
Christmas Classic - Playing with the Devil
Princess Dysperanda and her maid Kaca would very much like to get married, but they have no one to marry. When a hunting bachelor appears and offer...
Battalion - drama by Premysl Prazsky on DVD
Dr. Frantisek Uher, an attorney and a well-respected member of Prague society, discovers that his wife is cheating on him. He abandons his career a...
Newly remastered film Larks on a Thread / Skrivanci na niti
The film Larks on a Thread was made in 1969 by director Jiri Menzel based on the short stories from Bohumil Hrabal's book An Advertisement for the ...
Iva Janzurova - a great Czech actress
In May, the great actress, legendary Iva Janzurova celebrated her 81. birthday.
Iva Janzurova was born on May 19, 1941, in Zirovnice near Pelhrimov...
An amazing actress Valerie Kaplanova
Valerie Kaplanova was born on September 12, 1917, in Hlinsko. Until she was eleven, she lived in Vienna, thanks to her father, a shoe sales represe...
Josef Abrham has died: He did not outlive his wife Libuse Safrankova by a year.
A great actor who was awesome in a comic role as well as a serious one. A professional in every way. Darling of the Czech nation for decades. This ...