Jaroslav Tomsa
1930 - 2015Happy end
Oldřich Lipský
Vladimír Menšík, Josef Abrhám
A dark comedy about a murder and its consequences presented in a backwards manner, where death is actually a rebirth. The film starts with an "execution" of the main protagonist and goes back to explore his previous actions and motivations.
Happy End
Stalingrad
Joseph Vilsmaier
Dominique Horwitz, Thomas Kretschmann
"Stalingrad" follows the progress of a German Platoon through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After having half their number wiped out and after being placed under the command of a sadistic Captain, the Lieutenant of the platoon leads his men to desert. The men of the platoon attempt to escape from the city which is now surrounded by the Soviet Army.
Stalingrad
Postřižiny
Jiří Menzel
Rudolf Hrušínský, Petr Čepek
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 come to audit the accounts, but are diverted from concentrating on Francin's detailed reports by Maryska, who has organized a pig-killing feast and is ably assisting the butcher. When she invites the old curmudgeons on the board to enjoy the fresh pork, they are too happy to agree. Francin doesn't know whether he is going to get a permanent contract. To make things worse his brother Pepin - eccentric, noisy and garrulous - turns up on an indefinite visit.
Cutting It Short
Ledoví muži
Vladimír Sís
Rudolf Hrušínský, Jiří Lír
Забавная история о том, как хоккейная команда, состоящая из немолодых спортсменов, начала всюду проигрывать и, несмотря на это, руководство спортивного общества долго не хотело допускать в команду молодежь, но в конце концов вынуждено было согласиться на это.
Ledoví muži
I Served the King of England
Jiří Menzel
Ivan Barnev, Oldřich Kaiser
Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.
I Served the King of England
Maratón
Ivo Novák
Jaromír Hanzlík, Jana Brejchová
It is 5 May 1945 and the uprising against the hated German occupiers has broken out in Prague. The Czech guards open the gate of the Pankrác prison to allow the prisoners to escape en masse. Many of them are shot dead by the German guards but young Ruda (Jaromír Hanzlík) manages to run away. He is taken care of by one of the Prague fighters, concierge Kytka. Kytka hides him in the flat of the house's owner where only the young maid Karla (Jana Brejchová) is left, ordering her to take care of Ruda.
Maratón
Den sedmý – osmá noc
Evald Schorm
Jan Libíček, Josef Bek
An allegory set in an archetypal Czech village, it tells of what happens when a sequence of mysterious events take place, including the disappearance of the stationmaster. While everything has a rational explanation, collective paranoia takes hold and everyone’s worst instincts are released. Interrogations, the abolition of rights and the search for scapegoats ultimately lead to murder
The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night
Lucie and the Miracles
Ota Koval
Viktorie Čermáková, Naďa Urbánková
The harsh reality of a home for abandoned children blends with episodes of youthful fantasy and slapstick comedy in this story of an orphan girl. Lucy's fondest wish is to find new parents and leave an orphanage. She befriends a man who can create doors from paint. He gives her a stuffed dog that magically comes alive when placed on the ground, and he and his wife end up adopting the little girl. After finding parents of her own, Lucy sets out through fantasy to find parents for her orphan friends. All of the people Lucy meet during her remarkable make believe wanderings end up taking children home.
Lucie and the Miracles
Tarzanova smrt
Jaroslav Balík
Rudolf Hrušínský, Jana Štěpánková
Герой фильма Вольфганг фон Хоппе рано остался сиротой и вырос в джунглях среди диких зверей. Уже юношей он попадает в цивилизованный мир, богатый дом своего брата, который заинтересован в признании Вольфганга неполноценным человеком, чтобы окончательно овладеть его наследством. Вначале Вольфгангу, этому современному Тарзану, показалось, что в мире людей царит правда и справедливость. Постепенно он убеждается, что цивилизованный мир, в котором он оказался, ничем не отличается от мира джунглей. И Вольфганг уходит из жизни.
Tarzanova smrt
