Released Date:
1992-12-01
Languages:
Czech, German
Countries:
Czech Republic
Runtime:
120 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.8 (1610 Reviews)
Director:
Vera ChytilovèGenres:
ComedyBolek Polèvka (story)
Bolek Polèvka (screenplay)
Vera Chytilovè
A hillbilly inherits millions and goes to the city, leaving his village to live a rich man's life in post communist Czech Republic.
Released Date:
2000-03-16
Languages:
German, Czech
Countries:
Czech Republic
Runtime:
117 min
Rated:
PG-13
IMDB Ratings:
7.8 (4073 Reviews)
Director:
Jan HrebejkJan Hrebejk
Petr Jarchovskè (screenplay)
Petr Jarchovskè (story)
In World War II Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia, a childless couple, Josef and Marie Cizek, can only watch while the Jewish family of their employers, the Wieners, are first removed from their own home to a spare room in their house by the Nazis, then deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp. Years later, young David Wiener, the sole surviving member of that family has managed to escape and make it to the Cizeks. Although fully aware of the extreme danger of harbouring a Jew in the Third Reich, the Cizek's can not permit themselves to leave David to certain death and agree to hide him. However, this decision leads to terrible danger of discovery by the Nazis and especially their friend and Nazi collaborator, Horst Prohazka, who is attracted to Marie. With desperate cleverness and luck, the Cizeks struggle to keep the secret, even when Horst begins to suspect. In doing so, they find themselves making unorthodox choices and learning about the true nature of the people around them.
Released Date:
2005-03-17
Countries:
Czech Republic
Runtime:
90 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (488 Reviews)
Director:
Tomès VorelGenres:
ComedyA tragicomedy full of slapstick and vignettes, and even an unexpected shootout. A family of villagers moves up in the world - to the county seat. Dad works as a butcher at a meatpacking plant, mom is a checker at a supermarket. The daughter is at odds with her homeroom teacher, while the son - a vegetarian, anarchist, and avid pothead - is apprenticing as a butcher to please his father. The kid's in hot water with both his forewoman and the police. But dad isn't much of an example, letting himself be tempted by the charms of a lovely young butcher. However much mom tries - visiting the beauty parlor, her psychologist, or even the confessional - her husband shows his interest by moving out. Mom plots revenge. And somehow an imp gets mixed up in it all...
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