Best Czechoslovak Movies
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Best Czechoslovak Movies
TOP Movies: Amadeus (1984), Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973), Sexmission (1984), The Shop on Main Street (1965), My Sweet Little Village (1985), Closely Watched Trains (1966), The Cremator (1969), Marketa Lazarov? (1967), The Elementary School (1991), The Black Barons (1992), Daisies (1966), Beauty and the Beast (1978), Loves of a Blonde (1965), Witchhammer (1970), Give the Devil His Due (1985), Shortcuts (1981), The Ear (1970), Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976), Dinner for Adele (1978), Waiter, Scarper! (1981).
List of Best Movies
464K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, France
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The incredible story of genius musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri – now confined to an insane asylum.
Style:
clever, costume drama, period piece, atmospheric, historical drama ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
classical music, music, composer, genius, mozart, musician, envy, opera, character study, musician's life, mentor, prodigy ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s, 1820s, 1800s, 1780s ...
Place:
vienna, austria, eastern europe, italy, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Family, Adventure, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia, East Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The film stars Libuse Safrankova as the title character, a young woman who is put upon by her stepmother and stepsisters. The film employs a twist, though, when a handsome prince comes knocking. Cinderella does not simply fall into the prince's ...
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, romantic, light, costume drama ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, pre-teens, date night
Plot:
cinderella, cinderella story, love and romance, fall in love, prince, evil stepmother, true love, beauty, wish come true, princess, fairy, young heroes ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages
Place:
central europe, czechoslovakia, german democratic republic, czech republic, east germany
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Poland
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Two scientists are chosen as guinea pigs for a time experiment: they are placed in hibernation and should be brought back to life after three years. In the meantime, however, the World War III breaks out and life have been wiped out of the surface ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, apocalyptic, retro, futuristic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, friendship, polish, satire, nudity, sexist, amazon tribe, sex, friendship between men, post-apocalyptic future, surrealism, dystopia ...
Time:
future, year 1984, near future, year 1999, 2040s ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie. Since the post comes with a salary and standing in the ...
Style:
sincere, atmospheric, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, store, genocide, nazi, fascist, politics, fascism, rescue, human nature, against humanity, danger ...
Time:
1940s, year 1965, year 1942
Place:
slovakia, israel, eastern europe, czechoslovakia, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The movie's main storyline follows the life of Otík, a mentally retarded young man, in a tight-knit village community. The sweet-tempered Otík works as an assistant truck driver with Mr. Pávek, his older colleague and practical-minded ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous
Plot:
husband and wife, village life, mental retardation, provincial life, working class, marital infidelity, married woman, cheating on husband, magic realism, summer, couple relations, society ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
balkan, czech republic, czechoslovakia, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a small town still occupied by the Germans as World War II's tide is turning toward the Allies, apprentice train-watcher Milos is oblivious to the war. Instead, he is obsessed with having his first sexual experience. Despite the favors of ...
Style:
erotic, atmospheric, talky, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, coming of age, satire, resistance, storytelling, stallion, politics, occupation, communism, village life, wartime life, partisan ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1966, 1930s
Place:
czech republic, eastern europe, europe, czechoslovakia, prague ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Kopfrkingl enjoys his job at a crematorium in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s. He likes reading the Tibetan book of the dead, and espouses the view that cremation relieves earthly suffering.
Style:
dark comedy, surreal, black comedy, psychedelic, gothic ...
Plot:
crematorium, world war two, insanity, murder, anti semitism, father murders son, surrealism, renaissance, death, mental disorder, arthouse horror, funeral ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1969, year 1938, year 1939
Place:
czech republic, eastern europe, ussr, europe, prague ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Mikolás and his brother Adam rob travelers for their tyrannical father Kozlík. During one of their "jobs" they end up with a young German hostage whose father escapes to return news of the kidnapping and robbery to the King. Kozlik ...
Style:
art house, black and white, surreal, philosophical, experimental ...
Plot:
medieval, folk horror, stallion, nobility, renaissance, rape, brother sister incest, knight, sexual assault, winter, kidnapping, fortress ...
Time:
middle ages, near future, year 1967, 13th century, medieval times
Place:
eastern europe, balkan, czechoslovakia, slovakia, czech republic ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, History
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very strict - but also ...
Style:
surreal, semi serious, realistic, atmospheric, touching ...
Plot:
renaissance, world war two, self discovery, communist, boy, pregnancy, elementary school, prostitute, unfaithfulness, substitute teacher, teacher, love letter ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945, year 1946, post world war two
Place:
eastern europe, europe, czech republic, prague, czechoslovakia ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The rough Redneck may inherit from Stepfather a Million Dolars so the fun can begin.
Style:
black comedy, satirical, biting, grotesque
Plot:
inheritance, fish out of water, satire, social satire, irreverent, small town life, anti hero, class conflict, working class, city life, character study, culture clash ...
Time:
90s
Place:
czechoslovakia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Komedie vás přesvědčí o tom, že i na chmurné stránky naší historie je možné se dívat s nadhledem a humorem. Čo bolo, to bolo... Major Terazky vede svůj šik pétépáků od průšvihu k průšvihu vstříc světlým zítřkům. ...
Style:
satirical, period piece, tragicomedy, black comedy, historical drama ...
Plot:
army life, social commentary, political satire, authoritarianism, absurdism, cold war, outsider, camaraderie, political repression, dark humor, humiliation, farce ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
czechoslovakia
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17K
Genre: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Two teenage girls, both named Marie, decide that since the world is spoiled they will be spoiled as well; accordingly they embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world about them. This freewheeling, madcap ...
Style:
psychedelic, avant garde, surreal, experimental, art house ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
surrealism, female friendship, feminism, flapper, nihilism, feminist, absurd humor, female protagonist, female antagonist, teenage girl, women, satire ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s
Place:
czech republic, czechoslovakia, eastern europe, prague, europe
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Julie, the youngest daughter of a bankrupt merchant, sacrifices her life in order to save her father. She goes to an enchanted castle in the woods and meets Netvor, a bird-like monster. As Netvor begins to fall in love with Julie, he must suppress ...
Style:
fairy tale, gothic horror, atmospheric, romantic, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
beauty and the beast, monster, curse, loneliness, ruins, father, mansion, sister, daughter, maiden, father daughter relationship, strong female character ...
Place:
czechoslovakia, czech republic, eastern europe, europe, central europe
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Andula, an innocent Czech girl from a factory town, is desperately in search of love. She believes she's found it when she beds Milda, a charming young musician visiting from Prague. Milda, however, is only looking for a casual encounter, and ...
Style:
art house, cynical, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
working class, one night stand, factory worker, boys and girls, blonde, female protagonist, love, female nudity, renaissance, small town, youth, satire ...
Time:
year 1965, 60s, 20th century
Place:
prague, eastern europe, balkan, europe, czechoslovakia ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the world around her in a ...
Style:
fairy tale, allegory, surreal, sexual, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
innocence, teenage girl, folk horror, wedding night, surrealism, menstruation, folklore, magic realism, older man younger woman relationship, supernatural, female protagonist, vampire ...
Time:
19th century, year 1970, near future
Place:
central europe, eastern europe, europe, czech republic
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Genre: Drama, History, Horror
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A ruthless inquisitor spins the superstitions of local peasants into religious heresy, finding cause to accuse dozens of innocent men and women of witchcraft. The inquisitor targets nobles and merchants, whose property and goods are then ...
Style:
atmospheric, gothic, gothic horror, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
witch, burned at the stake, inquisition, medieval, torture, burned alive, torture chamber, witchcraft, occult, religions or cults, priest, church ...
Time:
middle ages, 20th century, year 1970, 17th century
Place:
eastern europe, czechoslovakia, europe, czech republic, central europe
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Dorota, a bad woman married the miller, out of sheer greed drives him to death. She then took the mill away from his son Peter and threw him out of the hime. Lucifer, who is known to rule in hell, sends out the devil Janek. He is supposed to fetch ...
Style:
fairy tale, psychotronic, costume drama, period drama
Plot:
stepmother stepson relationship, deal with the devil, pact with the devil, devil, hell, crazy love, mythology, voice over narration, secret mission, bossiness, dog, employer employee relationship ...
Place:
czech republic, czechoslovakia, central europe, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Francin, manager of a small-town brewery, has a charming wife whose abundant blonde locks are an adornment to the town. Maryska looks ethereal but loves meat and beer, while Francin is an ascetic. The strict members of the brewery board of directors ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
beer, renaissance, female nudity, nudity, provincial life, drinking, punishment, nude girl, modernism, family relations, small town, pregnancy ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 1910s, pre world war one
Place:
eastern europe, balkan, central europe, czech republic
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Husband (senior ministry official) and wife find their house is riddled with listening devices put there by his own ministry. A harrowing night follows (reminiscent of 'Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf'), and the resolution is worse ...
Style:
political, cult classic, serious, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
communism, renaissance, spy, night, election, suspicion, totalitarian regime, modernism, family problems, promotion, couples, totalitarianism ...
Time:
year 1970, 20th century, 60s, 1950s, 50s
Place:
eastern europe, prague, russia, central europe, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
This comedy is about one average family. The father works as master in the factory and his son is studying on high school. One day father must start to visit the evening school. It's the same school as his son visiting. The lives both students ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
school, student, father son relationship, classmate classmate relationship, husband wife relationship, awkward situation, prank, prankster, old man, employer employee relationship, bribery, rivalry ...
Place:
balkan, czech republic
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When the famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved in strange case of a missing dog and even stranger carnivorous plant. He becomes convinced that he is standing against his greatest enemy - the Gardener, who supposedly died ...
Style:
spoof, detective, surreal, parody, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
renaissance, nobleman, surrealism, swamp, private investigator, train station, grandfather granddaughter relationship, american abroad, private detective, arrest, dwarf, midget ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s
Place:
eastern europe, czech republic, balkan, czechoslovakia, prague ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
It is the story of a man who had financial troubles. He was married several times and had to pay for several kids. He wanted to earn some extra money by playing in a cafe. But one drunken guest supposes he is a waiter and pays his bill to him. So ...
Style:
cult classic
Plot:
restaurant, high school reunion, neighbor neighbor relationship, sexual fantasy, false identity, sex, manhunt, coworker relationship, women, bare chested male, bookseller, judgment ...
Place:
balkan, prague, central europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Middle-aged Antonin and his friends, the major, now retired, and the canon, are in the river, swimming and philosophizing. Then it starts to rain. It just seems to be that sort of summer. Antonin runs the swimming bath with his portly wife ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, feel good, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
circus, magic realism, renaissance, adultery, wine, young woman, magic, military officer, summer, bittersweet, friendship, rich and poor ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 1920s
Place:
balkan, eastern europe, central europe
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The 20th century's first man lands on the moon and discovers - that Baron Munchausen has already beaten him to it, along with Cyrano and characters from Jules Verne's lunar-landing novel. The Baron spirits the young cosmonaut by ...
Style:
experimental, adult animation, psychedelic, cult classic, claymation ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
giant bird, trippy, european, nobleman, giant fish, psychology, spacesuit, moon landing, moon, palace, baron, beauty ...
Place:
czechoslovakia, czech republic, constantinople
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Jealous of her vapidly "good" sister's popularity, poisonous Viktoria doses pretty Klara's tea with a slow-acting fatal substance. As the latter grows hysterically weak, the former finds success increasingly compromised by guilt, ...
Style:
dark comedy, gothic horror, black comedy, gothic, phantasmagoric ...
Plot:
murder, sister sister relationship, sister, sibling rivalry, nudity, female nudity, jealousy, poison, inheritance, terror, folk horror, renaissance ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s
Place:
czechoslovakia, eastern europe, czech republic
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Genre: Biography, Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Ladislav Smoljak, about the fictional national hero Jára Cimrman (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminalist, poet, writer and philosopher).
Style:
mockumentary, witty, ironic, light hearted, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
irreverent, pun, national identity, satire, character study, small town, writers, anton chekhov, female nudity, explorer, hunting, flashback ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
central europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Set in the late 1940s, the film concerns the treatment of suspect "bourgeois elements", a professor, a saxophonist, and a milkman, who are put to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation.
Style:
serious, realistic, gloomy, touching, black comedy ...
Plot:
nudity, peeping, female nudity, renaissance, bride and groom, nude girl, election, international relations, satire, politics, love of one's life, wedding ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
czech republic, eastern europe, balkan, europe, prague ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Three middle-aged go for a vacation into the mountains with their children. How will they cope with their youngsters every-day needs without their wives?
Plot:
children, female nudity, male nudity, nude girl, youth, christmas, family relations, husband wife relationship, mountain, nude young male, pop singer, doctor ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
central europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Taking his young city girlfriend along for the trip, a man visits old musical friends in a country village for a string quartet rehearsal.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sentimental, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, modernism, exodus, renaissance, villa, classmate, musician, funeral, small town, gay subtext, bittersweet, misfit ...
Time:
year 1965, 20th century, 60s
Place:
balkan, czechoslovakia, eastern europe, europe, czech republic
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
It is a story of three veterans released from the army. During one night spent camping in the country they one by one wake up and meet three elvish brothers. Each of the veterans is given a magic item - one gets magic harp that provides him with ...
Style:
costume drama, psychotronic, fairy tale
Plot:
soldier, veteran, cursed, curse, friend, money, king, princess, magic, castle, theft, kingdom ...
Place:
europe, central europe
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