Michal Pešek
1959 - 2012
Cukrová bouda
Karel Kachyňa
Jana Švandová, Michal Dlouhý
In the final days of the Second World War in 1945 Frantisek Pribyl is killed during a shoot-out with the Germans. After the funeral, the widow (Jana Svandová) and her two young sons Martin and Ondra move to her deceased husband's native village at the foot of the Kralický Snezník mountains. Life in the borderlands is far from easy for the lonely woman. The village is almost deserted, food supplies are delayed; the Werwolf (Nazi guerrilla squads) are hiding in the mountains, and shooting is heard from time to time. The elder son Ondra (Michal Dlouhý) is helping out his mother and at the same time absorbing intense new experiences. He meets an old Czech resident Skurek (Lubomír Kostelka), German women working in the forest, soldiers from the engineering units removing the mines, and a young first lieutenant. At night he dreams about his dead father whom he loved very much. This is why he runs away from home when he finds out that the lieutenant is courting his mother.
Sugar House
The Last Butterfly
Karel Kachyňa
Tom Courtenay, Brigitte Fossey
Stage mime Antoine Moreau is compelled by the Gestapo to put on a performance for the children of Terezin, a "model" concentration camp, to convince the Red Cross observers that the camp is truly what it seems. Reluctant at first, Moreau slowly learns the true nature of the camp, including the meaning of the "transports" on which people leave. With a world-class orchestra (made up of people interned in the camp) and a cast of children, Moreau stages a show to end all shows.
The Last Butterfly
Už se nebojím
Otakar Kosek
Michal Pešek
A young boy of about 11 struggles to fit in with the usual activities concerned with life, especially at at school . He is somewhat timid and nervous and as a result often finds himself alienated from most of his contemporaries. This manifests itself , for example , in the problems he has with gymnastics and especially swimming. The arrival of a young and sympathetic teacher starts a turnaround in his life.
I Am Not Afraid Anymore
