František Vláčil

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Shades of Fern
7.0

Shades of Fern

Jan. 01, 1986

Shades of Fern

Based on the only extensive prose work by the surrealist painter Josef Capek, Shades of Fern most resembles the philosophical fairy tales and ...
Marketa Lazarová
8.1

Marketa Lazarová

Nov. 24, 1967

Marketa Lazarová

Mikolás and his brother Adam rob travelers for their tyrannical father Kozlík. During one of their “jobs” they end up with a young ...
The White Dove
7.5

The White Dove

Nov. 04, 1960

The White Dove

A boy accidentally kills a carrier pigeon in this story told through symbolism and imagery. Release: Holubice 1960 DVDRip x264-HANDJOB General: ...
Albert
7.4

Albert

Feb. 14, 1985

Albert

Story of an extraordinary musician, violinist, who was famous, but his alcoholism led him to poverty. Now he is playing time from time to rich ...
The Devil’s Trap
7.6

The Devil’s Trap

Jan. 01, 1962

The Devil’s Trap

A small town is one day visited by a priest who is there on a secret mission. He is a member of the Inquisition sent to investigate the ...
Clouds of Glass
7.3

Clouds of Glass

Jun. 27, 1958

Clouds of Glass

After an opening comment about the poem upon which this story is based, this is a wordless film in color about a young boy who is obsessed with ...
Smoke on the Potato Fields
7

Smoke on the Potato Fields

At the airport terminal lobby a husband and wife are parting calmly but seemingly for good. Unlike his wife Ema, the medical doctor Meluzin ...
The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley
6.8

The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley

In 1947 by the Beskid mountains, the traces of war still linger, destroyed tanks dispersed throughout the farmland creating an eerie backdrop. ...
Shadows of a Hot Summer
7.3

Shadows of a Hot Summer

Sep. 13, 1978

Shadows of a Hot Summer

A story set in 1947 when Ukrainian right-wing anti-Communist guerillas, looking like and feeling like Nazi’s, are trying to fight their way ...
Serpent’s Poison
7.3

Serpent’s Poison

Feb. 01, 1982

Serpent’s Poison

Her mother dead, 18-year-old Vladka travels to a remote village in the dead of winter to find the father she has never met. The happiness of ...
Sirius
7.8

Sirius

Nov. 01, 1975

Sirius

In SIRIUS, a young boy whose most cherished companion is his loyal German shepherd devises his own form of resistance when the Nazis arrest his ...
Mág
6.6

Mág

Mar. 01, 1988

Mág

A narration of episodes from the life of the famous Czech poet, Karel Hynek Mácha. Throughout the film, we witness a deep analysis of ...
Concert at the End of Summer
6.6

Concert at the End of Summer

A docudrama about four weeks in the life of famous Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. The drama – filled with many of Dvorak’s ...
Adelheid
7.4

Adelheid

Apr. 06, 1970

Adelheid

In the aftermath of World War II, a former Czech soldier takes charge of a manor formerly owned by a German family. He falls in love with the ...
The Valley of the Bees
7.8

The Valley of the Bees

May. 17, 1968

The Valley of the Bees

Ondrej, a young boy who loves bees and bats, is introduced to his new mother, a woman much younger than his father. Her brings her a bowl of ...