Czech Films Blog
Kristian: First Republic Elegance for October 28
Today, October 28, Czechs celebrate the founding of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918. And there is no more stylish way to honour the First Republ...
Rebels at 25: The Musical That Made 1968 Sing
Twenty five years ago, Czech cinema learned to sing again. Rebels premiered in 2001, filled cinemas across the country, and its songs have been pla...
Kolya at 30: The Film That Won the Czech Republic Its First Oscar
Thirty years ago, a grumpy Prague cellist and a five year old Russian boy conquered the world. Kolya premiered in 1996, went on to win the Academy ...
An Autumn Evening with Czech Film
Autumn officially begins this week. The evenings are longer, the tea is warmer, and it is exactly the right time to curl up with a Czech film. Here...
The Princess from the Mill: Zdeněk Troška's Beloved Fairy Tale of the 90s
Some fairy tales have castles and dragons. This one has a mill, a pond, a lazy devil and a jealous water sprite, and for a whole generation of Czec...
Juraj Herz: The Master of Czech Gothic Cinema
Every national cinema has its masters of light. Czech cinema also has a master of shadow, and his name is Juraj Herz. He was born on September 4, 1...
Ecce Homo Homolka: The Comedy That Gave Czech Cinema Its Most Ordinary Family
Summer is over, our summer break is over too, and the blog is back. And we return with a true treat: one of the most beloved Czech comedies of all ...
Christmas with Elizabeth: A Quiet Czech Christmas Story, Now on DVD for the First Time
Not every Czech Christmas story is a fairy tale. And yes, we know it is August. But when a film like this arrives on DVD for the very first time, i...
Jan Hus - a historical film that feels especially fitting in early July
The beginning of July in the Czech Republic is connected not only with summer and holidays, but also with days that recall important moments in Cze...
Sun, Hay, Strawberries - a Czech comedy best viewed with a sense of perspective
Recently, we received our first more serious critical reaction to the content of Sun, Hay, Strawberries / Slunce, seno, jahody. It was not about th...
We Have Added Hard to Find Blu-rays in Limited Quantities
We have recently added a limited quantity of several hard to find Blu-ray titles to CzechMovie. These are films that fans of Czech cinema know well...
Where to Start with Czech Cinema if You’ve Never Seen It Before
Czech cinema has a very special kind of charm. It can be warm, intelligent, melancholic, poetic, and unexpectedly funny. For many international vie...