Czech Films Blog
The Shop on Main Street: The First Czech Oscar and a Unique Nomination for Ida Kaminska
The Shop on Main Street is a gem of Czechoslovak cinema, celebrated as the first film from the region to win an Academy Award. In 1966, it received...
Zbojnik Jurko: A Gem of Slovak Animation and a Celebration of Folklore
The feature-length animated film Zbojník Jurko, created by the legendary Slovak animator Viktor Kubal, stands as a true masterpiece of Central Euro...
Princess Jasněnka and the Flying Shoemaker ( O princezne Jasnence a letajicim sevci): A Timeless Czech Fairy Tale
Princess Jasněnka and the Flying Shoemaker is a magical Czech fairy tale film from 1987, directed by Zdeněk Troška. This enchanting story masterful...
The Little Man (Malý Pán): A Charming Czech Puppet Adventure with a Touch of Magic
The Little Man is a charming Czech puppet film from 2015 that has captured the hearts of viewers of all ages. It tells the story of its main charac...
You Are a Widow, Sir (Pane, vy jste vdova!) A Masterpiece of Absurdist Czech Comedy and Satire
You Are a Widow, Sir (Pane, vy jste vdova!) is a 1971 satirical comedy directed by Václav Vorlíček, one of the masters of Czech cinema. The film re...
The Seven Ravens (Sedmero krkavců): A Tale of Courage and Redemption
The Seven Ravens (Sedmero krkavců) is a powerful Czech fantasy film inspired by Božena Němcová’s classic fairy tale of the same name. The story fol...
School Is the Foundation of Life (Skola zaklad zivota): A Gem of Czech Cinema
School Is the Foundation of Life (Škola základ života) is a beloved 1938 Czech comedy directed by the iconic Martin Frič. Set in a Czechoslovak gra...
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...