Czech Films Blog
The Elementary School (Skola zaklad zivota): A Gem of Czech Cinema
The Elementary School (Škola základ života) is a beloved 1938 Czech comedy directed by the iconic Martin Frič. Set in a Czechoslovak grammar school...
Darbujan and Pandrhola – A Classic Czech Fairy Tale Film by Martin Fric
Darbujan and Pandrhola tells the story of Kuba, a poor coal miner, and his wife Markýtka, who have just welcomed their twelfth child. Struggling to...
The Plain Old Maid: A Hidden Gem of Czech Cinema
The 1959 Czech melodrama The Plain Old Maid (Ošklivá slečna) has been released on DVD to coincide with the 12th Noir Film Festival, offering a fres...
The Sun in a Net: A Landmark of Slovak Cinema
The Sun in a Net (Slnko v sieti), directed by Štefan Uher, is a pioneering work of Slovak cinema that marked a turning point in Czechoslovak film h...
A Case for the Defence Attorney: A Classic Slovak Legal Drama on Blu-ray
A Case for the Defence Attorney (Prípad pre obhajcu) is a 1964 Slovak film directed by Martin Holly ml., set in the intense world of the legal syst...
The Garden (Zahrada): A Delicate Comedy About the Mysterious Life in a Garden
The Garden (Zahrada) is a poetic comedy that captures the essence of life's unexpected twists and turns. Directed by Martin Šulík, this 1995 film b...
Smoke: The Newly Restored Cult Musical Now on Blu-ray
A peculiar musical about peculiar times – this is how the film Smoke (Kouř), now available in a newly restored version on Blu-ray, can be succinctl...
Ball Lightning: A Comedy That Offers More Than Just Laughter
Ball Lightning is one of those Czechoslovak comedies that has left an indelible mark on the history of cinema. This 1978 film, now available on rem...
The Ear: A Masterful Psychological Drama That Remains Relevant
The Ear is one of the most significant films in Czechoslovak cinema, rightfully standing among the classics that have left a profound impact on aud...
Wonderful Years That Sucked: A Timeless Czech Classic
Wonderful Years That Sucked (Báječná léta pod psa) is one of those rare films that you can watch multiple times a year without ever getting tired o...
Amerika: The Dark and Surprising Vision of Vladimír Michálek
Had it not been for this year’s Karlovy Vary Film Festival, I might have completely forgotten about Amerika, directed by Vladimír Michálek. Upon re...
Starci na chmelu: A Summer Classic of Czech Cinema
As the warm days of summer unfold, there's no better time to revisit the 1964 Czechoslovak classic, Starci na chmelu (Green Gold). Directed by Ladi...