2 Movies Starring Ivan Barnev

I Served the King of England

I Served the King of England

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-01-11

Languages:

Czech, German, French, English, Italian, Korean

Countries:

Czech Republic, Slovakia

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (5901 Reviews)

Director:

Jirè Menzel

Cast:

Writer:

Bohumil Hrabal (novel)

Jirè Menzel

Fullplot:

Czechoslovakia, 1963. Jan Dète is released from prison after serving 15 years. He goes into semi exile in a deserted village near the German border. In flashbacks, he tells his story: he's a small, clever and quick-witted young man, stubbornly naève, a vendor at a train station. Thanks to a patron, he becomes a waiter at upscale hotels and restaurants. We see him discover how the wealthy tick and how to please women. He strives to be a millionaire with his own hotel. Before the war, he meets Lèza, a German woman in Prague. Is this his ticket to wealth or his undoing? Meanwhile, we see Jan putting a life together after prison: why was he sentenced, and who will he become?

The Lesson

The Lesson

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-05-29

Languages:

Bulgarian

Countries:

Bulgaria, Greece

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (414 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Kristina Grozeva

Petar Valchanov

Fullplot:

In a small Bulgarian town Nadezhda, a young teacher, is looking for the robber in her class so she can teach him a lesson about right and wrong. But when she gets in debt to loan sharks, can she find the right way out herself?

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