Description
Collection contains films: Vejska, Cesta do lesa, Ulovit miliardare, GYMPL, Skritek, Z mesta cesta, Cesta z mesta, Kamenny most, Kour, Zacatky filmových hvezd, Prazska 5
Prague Cans / Vejska
Synopsis
Petr Kocourek (Tomáš Vorel Jr.) applies to the graphics department at UMPRUM, a highly selective art school. Having been rejected once before, he faces the uncompromising professor Slanina (Jakub Kohák). Petr falls head over heels for the beautiful Julie (Eva Josefíková), who is also applying. Meanwhile, Michal Kolman (Jiří Mádl) is studying at the University of Economics but is more interested in his female classmates and fast cars than in lectures and seminars. He cheats, bribes, or relies on his influential father (Jan Kraus) to pass his exams. Petr's mother (Zuzana Bydžovská) has long abandoned the hope that her son would pursue a conventional career, while Mrs. Kolmanová (Ivana Chýlková) continuously pampers and supports her son. The two boys share a passion for illegal graffiti, experiencing wild adventures on the rooftops, stations, and underpasses of Prague. During one night chase, Petr is caught... The film features music and rap by DJ Mike Trafik and Vladimir 518, minimalistic acting, dynamic camerawork, and mysterious night scenes, giving Prague an authentic feel.
Product Details DVD
Length 75 min.
Production Year 2014
Audio Czech
Subtitles English, Czech
Format DVD (PAL)
Region All
Director Tomas Vorel
Cast Tomas Vorel ml., Jiri Madl, Eva Josefikova, Zuzana Bydzovska, Jan Kraus, Ivana Chylkova, Filip Vorel, Lukas Cina, Jakub Kohak, David Vavra, Tomas Vorel st., Jan Slovak, Petr Ctvrtnicek, Radomil Uhlir, Tomas Vanek, Martina Bezouskova
Also Known As:
Czech - Vejška
To the Woods / Cesta do lesa
Synopsis
To the Woods is a sequel to Vorel's successful Out of the City (2000). Having abandoned city life long ago, the Marak's live in a quaint cottage on the outskirts of a small rural village. Honza earns a very modest living as a forest laborer, while his wife Marketa works as a masseuse and alternative healer. Anyna, their nymph-like, pubescent daughter, explores the verdant landscape by night, communicating with the stags that still make the endangered woodland their home. It is in these wanderings that Anyna makes the acquaintance of locally born-and-bred forest ranger and hunter, Ludva. Meanwhile her parents are persecuted by local authorities, with her mother being taken into custody for her popular magic mushroom seance. As their financial situation becomes increasingly dire, a solution emerges following an unexpected life change.
Product Details DVD
Length 104 min.
Production Year 2012
Audio Czech
Subtitles Czech, English
Format DVD (PAL)
Region ALL
Director Tomas Vorel
Cast Tomas Vorel ml., Anna Linhartova, Tomas Hanak, Bolek Polivka, Eva Holubova, Jiri Schmitzer, Marie Stipkova, Milan Steindler, Barbora Nimcova-Schlesinger, Vojta Vovesny
Also Known As:
World-wide (English title) - To the Woods
Czech - Cesta do lesa
Catch the Billionaire / Ulovit miliardare
Synopsis
Everyone wants to catch a billionaire. Police officers, journalists, politicians, artists, and people from religious circles all have their eyes on successful entrepreneur Patrik Grossmann, who becomes the target of a fabricated news report. The atmosphere grows so tense that attacking him becomes a way for others to showcase their morality. Even his girlfriend, a TV weather presenter, feels her career might be at risk. It seems like an unstoppable downfall is imminent until a marijuana-induced idea brings hope. More significant than the story itself is the exploration of the relationships and mechanisms driving the information society. Dictatorships used propaganda, which everyone knew about but no one believed. Public Relations, on the other hand, is unknown to many but believed by all. In short, being a billionaire today is nothing to envy.
Product Details DVD
Length 90 min.
Production Year 2009
Audio Czech
Subtitles Czech, English
Format DVD (PAL)
Region 2
Director Tomas Vorel
Cast Tomas Matonoha, Ester Janeckova, Jiri Madl, Katerina Sedlakova, David Stepan, Josef Carda, Milan Steindler, Radomil Uhlir, Miroslav Etzler, Tomas Vorel ml.,
Also Known As:
(original title) - Ulovit miliardáře
Czech Republic (working title)- Miliardař
World-wide (English title) - Catch the Billionaire
Slovak - Uloviť miliardára
The Can / Gympl DVD
Synopsis
The film tells a story about a gang of high school students who are interested in painting graffiti. In the background are revealed problems of young generation, conflict between conformity and absolute freedom, responsibility and conflict between school and students.
Product Details DVD
Length 110 min.
Production Year 2007
Audio Czech
Subtitles English, Czech
Format DVD (PAL)
Region ALL
Director Tomas Vorel
Cast Tomas Vorel ml., Jiri Madl, Eva Holubova, Tomas Matonoha, Jiri Schmitzer, Milan Steindler, Martin Zbrozek, Tomas Vorel st., Zuzana Bydzovska, Tomas Hanak
Also Known As:
Czech Republic (fake working title) - Lempl
Poland - Ogólniak
Serbia - Gimnazijalci
Europe (festival title) (English title) - The Can
Elf / Skritek
Synopsis
A tragicomedy full of slapstick and vignettes, and even an unexpected shootout. A family of villagers moves up in the world - to the county seat. Dad works as a butcher at a meatpacking plant, mom is a checker at a supermarket. The daughter is at odds with her homeroom teacher, while the son - a vegetarian, anarchist, and avid pothead - is apprenticing as a butcher to please his father. The kid's in hot water with both his forewoman and the police. But dad isn't much of an example, letting himself be tempted by the charms of a lovely young butcher. However much mom tries - visiting the beauty parlor, her psychologist, or even the confessional - her husband shows his interest by moving out. Mom plots revenge. And somehow an imp gets mixed up in it all...
Product Details DVD
Length 87 min.
Production Year 2005
Audio None- only music
Subtitles None
Format DVD (PAL)
Region ALL
Director Tomas Vorel
Cast Bolek Polivka, Eva Holubova, Anna Marhoulova, Tomas Vorel ml., Ivana Chylkova, Tomas Hanak, Jiri Machacek, Jan Kraus, Milan Steindler, Ondrej Trojan, David Vavra, Tomas Vorel st., Radomil Uhlir, Martin Zbrozek, Ludmila Kartouskova
Also Known As:
(original title) - Skřítek
Argentina - El duende
Poland - Skrzat
World-wide (English title) (literal English title) - Elf
Z mesta cesta
Synopsis
Director Tomáš Vorel retraces the personal escapes of the main characters from the film "Out of the City." This documentary by Tomáš Vorel follows five protagonists in separate chapters, all united by their love for nature. In the first chapter, we meet tramp Kim, who sleeps in the forests and roams the Czech countryside. The second chapter features actor Petr Čtvrtníček and his passion for boats, steamships, and houseboats. In the third chapter, actress Eva Holubová reflects on life in the village, where she feels most at home at her cottage. The most notable fourth chapter chronicles the life of coachman Hruška, who abandoned a promising church career due to his drunken and immoral escapades. Although he is beloved by the villagers, he remains an unreliable alcoholic to his employers. The film concludes with the fifth chapter, where Bolek Polívka enjoys life on his farm. All these episodic stories are interconnected by tramp Kim, who appears throughout as an eternal wanderer and lover of a nomadic life. The film raises questions about the essence of being, nature, and personal freedom through the lives of those who left urban life for the countryside, though some not entirely. Tomáš Vorel authentically captures the rural environment, which is very close to him and serves as his main source of inspiration. The documentary was created shortly after the feature film "Out of the City," to which it directly refers. The main protagonists are friends and long-term collaborators of the director, who also starred in the aforementioned feature. This is also Tomáš Vorel's first feature film where he took on the role of both director and cameraman, a role he has continued in subsequent projects.
Product Details DVD
Length 106 min.
Production Year 2002
Audio Czech
Subtitles Czech, English, Germany
Format DVD (PAL)
Region 2
Director Tomas Vorel
Cast Petr Ctvrtnicek, Bolek Polivka, Eva Holubova, Jan Vycital, Jiri Hruska
Also Known As:
Czech- Z města cesta
The Stone Bridge / Kamenny most
Synopsis
A bitter comedy and the third feature film by director Tomáš Vorel, set in the heart of Prague on the iconic Charles Bridge, as it is today. The story follows Tomáš, a FAMU graduate and once-promising young director, who is dealing with a mid-thirties crisis. He aimlessly wanders through Malá Strana, sinking deeper into despair amidst the prevailing spirit of commerce he refuses to join. His creative emptiness strains his personal relationships, making his lifestyle unbearable for his wife Martina and their son Péťa. They find hope in the wealthy producer Robert, leading to a marital triangle. Robert pushes Tomáš to write a film script, promising to finance it while expecting Tomáš to stay out of his relationship with Martina. Unexpectedly, the story reaches a surprising resolution. The film, reflecting Vorel's views on contemporary Czech society and his recurring themes, offers an exploration of life's and creativity's authenticity, despite criticisms of stylistic inconsistency and excessive ornamentation.
Product Details DVD
Length 75 min.
Production Year 1996
Audio Czech
Subtitles Czech, English
Format DVD (PAL)
Region ALL
Director Tomas Vorel
Cast Tomas Hanak, Milena Dvorska, Vaclav Strasser, Hana Tallerova, Jan Slovak, Romana Sittova, Nada Safratova, Otakaro Maria Schmidt, Martin Horak, Borik Prochazka, Jana Synkova, David Vavra, Jiri Machacek, Tomas Vorel st., Renata Lopourova ml., Radomil Uhlir, Pavel Vangeli, Vaclav Havel, Josef Borek
Also Known As:
Czech- Kamenný most
The Smoke / Kour
Synopsis
A peculiar musical about peculiar times... This cult film, subtitled "A Rhythmical of the Totalitarian Age," tells the story of a young engineer named Mirek, who arrives at his new workplace with an utterly bizarre and incomprehensible idea—that he wants to work diligently and honestly, causing quite a stir. His innocent approach inadvertently sets local events in motion, leading him into the midst of an open rebellion. After his feature debut "Pražská pětka" in 1988, director Tomáš Vorel again chose a satirical theme, creating this now-cult film based on his 1985 student short "ING." With Lumír Tuček, co-writer and lyricist from the Recitation Group Vpřed, they crafted a film with the distinct poetics of the Sklep Theatre, blending seriousness with humor, irony with admiration, reality with absurdity. Production began at the end of the communist regime in 1988, and filming started in January 1990. The film premiered in February 1991 but initially failed to attract significant audiences. However, as "Smoke" was rediscovered, it gradually became a timeless fan phenomenon, noted for its unique humor, unconventional musical approach, and skeptical view of the revolution, whose outcomes ultimately resemble the old order.
Product Details DVD
Length 89 min.
Production Year 1991
Audio Czech
Subtitles English
Format DVD (PAL)
Region ALL
Director Tomas Vorel
Cast Jan Slovak, Lucie Bartova-Zednickova, Eva Holubova, David Vavra, Jaroslav Dusek, Petr Ctvrtnicek, Simon Caban, Ales Najbrt, Radomil Uhlir, Jiri Fero Burda, Martin Faltyn, Monika Seligova, Tomas Hanak, Petra Lustigova, Milan Dvorak
Also Known As:
(original title) - Kouř
Brazil - Sinal de Alerta
Czechoslovakia (Czech title) (working title) - Ing 89
Poland - Dym
World-wide (English title) (alternative title) - Smoke
The Smoke
Zacatky filmovych hvezd
Synopsis
Eva Holubová, Tomáš Hanák, David Vávra, Milan Šteindler, Martin Dejdar, and Jitka Asterová star in the short films of Tomáš Vorel. At that time, they were unknown actors, unaware that they would one day shine in the Czech film industry. This DVD takes us back to the 1980s when these actors were shaping their first film roles.
The DVD includes the short films: Zákon samurajů, Rychlé šípy, Kašpárek, To můj Láďa, Dáreček, Je dobrá, slaďoučká, Ing, Chemikál
Product Details DVD
Length 106 min.
Production Year 2006
Audio Czech
Subtitles Czech
Format DVD (PAL)
Region 2
Director Tomas Vorel
Cast Eva Holubova, Tomas Hanak, Milan Steindler, Martin Dejdar, Jitka Asterova, David Vavra, Eva Horka, Tomas Vorel st.
Also Known As:
(original title) - Začátky filmových hvězd
Prazska 5
Synopsis
Director Tomáš Vorel created his experimental feature debut "Pražská pětka" with members of renowned unconventional Prague theater groups. These ensembles showcased their unique poetics and styles through five different stories, all linked by satirical commentary from expert Dr. Milan Šteindler, CSc.
Product Details DVD
Length 98 min.
Production Year 1988
Audio Czech
Subtitles Czech, English
Format DVD (PAL)
Region All
Director Tomas Vorel
Cast Michaela Pavlatova, Eva Holubova, Vlastimil Zavrel, David Vavra, Tomas Vorel st., Marek Vasut, Radim Vasinka, Milan Steindler, Tomas Hanak, Jaroslav Dusek, Martin Dejdar, Jan Censky, Simon Caban, Karel Fiala
Also Known As:
(original title) - Pražská pětka
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