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2) Kolya
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Czech
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The life of a cellist, playboy, and confirmed bachelor in late Soviet-era Prague is upended after he agrees to marry a Russian woman for money so that she isn't deported and ends up taking care of her abandoned five-year-old son Kolya.
3) Zátopek
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Czech
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His nickname was "Czech locomotive," holder of eighteen world records, and famous for his three gold medals triumph at the 1952 Olympic Games. Emil Zatopek's grandiose success comes alive in the memories of his loved ones, friends, and rivals.
4) Charlatan
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Czech
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The Oscar entry for the Czech Republic. Few true stories tread the thin line between good and evil as precariously as that of Jan Mikolášek, a 20th century Czech herbal healer whose great success masked the grimmest of secrets. Mikolášek won fame and fortune treating celebrities of the interwar, Nazi, and Communist eras with his uncanny knack for “urinary diagnosis”. But his passion for healing welled up from the same source as a lust for...
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With this simultaneously harrowing and lyrical debut feature, Jan Němec established himself as the most uncompromising visionary among the radical filmmakers who made up the Czechoslovak New Wave. Adapted from a novel by Arnošt Lustig, closely tracks two boys who escape from a concentration-camp transport and flee into the surrounding woods, a hostile terrain where the brute realities of survival coexist with dreams, memories, and fragments of visual...
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Czech
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On the 16th of January 1969 on Wenceslas Square in Prague, a young student sets himself on fire in front of dozens of passers-by. Police Major Jireš investigates the circumstances of Palach’s actions. His instructions are to stop any other “human torches.” The news of Palach’s self-burning quickly spreads among his colleagues – students at the Charles University’s Faculty of Arts. One of them is Ondřej Trávníček, who is a radical...
7) Burning Bush
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Czech
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Acclaimed director Agnieszka Holland (Europa, Europa) returns to a pivotal time in modern Czech history: the shocking act of a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, who in protest of the Soviet occupation, set himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square on the 16th of January 1969, and died four days later. 2014 **Palm Springs International Film Festival** nominee, Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature. *"GRIPPING, crisply acted....
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Czech
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A stuffy middle-aged foreigner, a businessman named Fabricius, lonely and looking for a night’s diversion, finds it in the form of a mysterious blonde, Zuzana. In an abandoned cemetery, she tells him three tales involving black magic and erotic obsession. In director Jiří Brdečka’s stunning “The Last Golem,” a young rabbi struggles to fashion a massive, silent giant out of living clay – until he’s distracted by a mute servant girl....
9) Winter Flies
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Czech
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Police interrogate 14-year-old Mára at the station after he is caught behind the wheel far across country from where he lives. He and somewhat eccentric Heduš had set out for the frozen landscape down south to seek adventure, but the mischievous breeziness with which Mára gives his story, and his concealment of the details of the trip, gradually strip his statement of credibility…. With uncommon directorial playfulness, Olmo Omerzu leads his...
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Czech
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Part two begins with a depiction of Jan Zajíc’s self-burning at the end of February 1969. Attorney Burešová takes on the case of Palach’s mother and brother against Dr. Nový and, with the help of her young legal clerk Pavel, begins searching for evidence of the fallacy of Nový’s claims. The search for witnesses, however, is accompanied by numerous complications. Nový avoids receiving his summons and the beginning of the trial is repeatedly...
12) Faust
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Czech
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A very free adaptation of Marlowe’s ‘Doctor Faustus’, Goethe’s ‘FAUST’ and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. Svankmajer’s FAUST is a nondescript man who, after being lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.
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Czech
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This film explores a young woman’s romantic dilemma: torn between a primal connection and the need to provide for her children, she loves two men. Set in Prague, BEAUTY IN TROUBLE is full of unexpected twists, humor and amazing performances culminating in a surprising ending. Winner of the Krzysztof Kieslowski Award at the **Denver International Film Festival**. Winner of Best International Film at the **Santa Barbara International Film Festival**....
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Czech
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Eight months after Palach’s death, the trial of Vilém Nový, represented by the arrogant, selfassured attorney Sýkora, finally begins. Palach’s mother, during an important private conversation with Nový, is shocked by how pontifical he is. Dr. Burešová’s husband, pediatrician Radim Bureš, faces escalating problems at work due to the StB’s pressure. After several incidents of bullying he is fired from the hospital and ends up a general...
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Mamon volume 3
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Czech
Description
Police investigate Petr's involvement with Toman's death, while Petr and Stella push deeper into Central Energy's ties with foreign companies. Marie makes another big break that Max considers suspect. Petr's contacted by a man with information about a secret organization.
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Series
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Czech
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At the end of the 1950s, this melodrama tells the story of a family torn apart by the war and the intergenerational conflict that occurs. As parents begin to piece together what true happiness should look like, their children push back with their own ideals. With communism hanging overhead, families must come together or risk falling apart.This autobiographical story from renowned writers Petr Jarchovsky and Jan Hrebejk highlights the importance of...
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Mamon volume 4
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Czech
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Petr tracks down a new lead who's in fear for his life, while Michal tracks down his father's past. Toman's wife is in fear for her children's safety when a dangerous man demands she hand something over. When Eva learns of the threat, Petr's warnings seem justified.
18) Alois Nebel
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Czech
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A train dispatcher encounters a mute stranger who appears out of nowhere, and finds himself mysteriously involved with a murder in Poland.
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Mamon volume 6
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Czech
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Things go wrong when Petr and Eva try to hand over the ransom. Now Petr must hunt down the last member of the Abraham Pact to save Michal, find Stella's killer and bring the truth to light.
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Mamon volume 1
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Czech
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Using tips provided by Sophie, his anonymous source, journalist Petr Vlcek writes a story exposing bribery within Central Energy, a state-run company. The accusations point directly at Daniel Vlcek, Petr's brother and CE's CEO. Soon Daniel's dead, and Petr wants to know why.
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