Czech Films Blog
Jiri Havelka's film Emergency Situation / Mimoradna udalost
A motor train rides through the picturesque Czech countryside. Inside, people are sitting, chirping, or, on the contrary, are silent, peeking out o...
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 ...
Czech Animated Film / Cesky animovany film 1925-1945 DVD
A collection of Czech animated films has already been released once on DVD. This re-release, however, contains all Czech animated films from 1925 t...
We Will Remain Faithful / Verni Zustaneme – An Unknown, Rare Document
The famous final words of Edvard Benes's funeral speech, delivered over Masaryk's coffin on 21 September 1937, became a symbol of the democratic an...
Vysehrad: FYLM A Film Full Of Absurd Humour
More than a year has passed since we last saw Julius "Lavi" Lavicky (Jakub Stafek). Yes, it was when he "sold" the game, but forgot about it and sc...
Continuation of the fairy tale The Old Blunderbuss Mystery / Tajemstvi stare bambitky!
The story of a reformed robber Karaba, his courageous daughter Anicka, a slightly clumsy Prince Jakub and other characters were abandoned by the cr...
The discussed film Bethlehem Night / Betlemske svetlo
A writer Karel Sejnoh (Zdenek Sverak) is getting older and is unable to finish stories like before. The stories pile up in his head and their chara...
Even Mice Belong in Heaven / Mysi Patri do Nebe now on DVD
Mouse Supito likes to convince others that it is the bravest mouse in the whole world and is not afraid of anything. However, the opposite is true....
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The Way Home / Cesta domu – the trilogy is now complete
The Way Home follows director Tomas Vorel's previous two films Out of the City / Cesta z Mesta and To the Woods / Cesta do Lesa. Together they crea...
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...
A long-awaited documentary Karel now available on DVD
The documentary film Karel brings a unique insight into the privacy of a great Czech singer Karel Gott. Renowned director Olga Malirova Spatova fil...