Czech Films Blog

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...

Watchdogs / Tady hlidame my
Forest engineer Ivan (Lukas Vaculik) fell in love with scientist Julie (Jitka Jezkova). After their wedding, they bought a guesthouse in the very h...

Maria Theresa 3 - Last Part
The fifth film of an amazing series in a Czech-Austrian co-production. The last part of narrative historical films about the famous Habsburg ruler ...

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 ...

Laska Na Spickach - New Czech Comedy
The story of the romantic comedy is set in a small town and its surroundings in the Broumov region. The dramatic landscape corresponds to the moods...

Another year, another Christmas fairy-tale on DVD
A fairy tale called How Not to Marry a Princess / Jak si nevzit princeznu
It is already a tradition that a newly filmed fairy tale is broadcast on ...

Famous singer and actress Helena Vondrackova
Helena Vondrackova was born in Prague. She spent her childhood and youth in Slatinany near Chrudim. From childhood she played the piano and sang. I...

Wishes to Baby Jesus / Prani Jeziskovi - an unexpected surprise by Marta Ferencova
Ordinary human stories about what bothers us, what we look for and do not find. They are told with foresight and spiced with apt situation comics. ...

Ghoul - a dark horror from Ukraine
Ghoul is a dark, horror and thriller film inspired by real events. The trio of filmmakers go to Ukraine to shoot a unique documentary about canniba...

How many old Czech legends do you know? Old Czech Legends / Stare Povesti Ceske
Jiri Trnka is one of the founders of world animation work. His quality is proved in the puppet film Old Czech Legends. The film is based on Alois J...

Unforgettable film The Good Soldier Svejk / Dobry Vojak Svejk
Who wouldn't know the main character of Jaroslav Hasek's immortal novel "The Fates of the Good Soldier Svejk", a prototype of the Czech anti-hero, ...

Adored / Zboznovany - a bittersweet comedy on DVD
Respected pediatrician Zdenek (Jiri Bartoska) is retiring. He has been a renowned hospital doctor all his life. Now he is looking forward to a well...