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The story of 10-year-old boy and his family against the backdrop of the bloody events of 1956, in Budapest. Children do not yet understand what is going on, but they're happy because the schools are closed. But gradually, to adults and children comes the understanding that something terrible is happening. Disappearing relatives, friends, and even killed some. Tips sent an army to put down the counterrevolutionary rebellion.
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In the 26th century the inhabitants of Utopia have so lost their individuality, which varies in number. They live in glass houses (this was written before the invention of television), which allows the political police, called “Keepers” can easily supervise them. They all wear the same uniform and usually turn to each other or as a ”cipher-so” or "UNIFEM" (uniform). They feed on artificial food and rest hour marching in fours in a row the anthem of the One State, pouring out of the loudspeakers. As they are allowed to put a break on the hour (known as the ”sexy time“), draw the curtains of their glass houses. At the head of the One State is one called The Benefactor, which are replaced every year the whole population, usually unanimously. The guiding principle of the State is that happiness and freedom are incompatible.
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Rückkehr (Return) consists of two short films inspired by the director's youth:
"Die Rückkehr des alten Herrn" (The return of trhe old lord) is a nostalgic dive into the memories of an old man who entrusts his grandson with stories of his youth. "Mein seliger Onkel" (My blessed uncle) then tells the story of the boy and his adventurous uncle.
Both stories take place in a picturesque small town.
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No Woman is allowed into Karlstejn Castle! Yet the enamoured Daniele Kolářová and the equally enamoured Jana Brejchová manage to spend one night in disguise in the Castle despite the strict royal ban.
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A dark fable set in an early 1950s Czech village, a time of Soviet-style socialism which saw the implementation of collectivized agriculture and the mass closure of monasteries and convents.
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Пятеро любопытных чешских мальчишек проникают в запускаемый дирижабль и в результате опасного полета оказываются на острове в океане, где время остановилось много веков назад. По мотивам произведений Жюля Верна "Два года каникул" и «Таинственный остров». Фильм в стиле модерн состоит из живых боевых сцен, обычно снятых в черно-белых тонах, а также рисованной от руки, остановки движения и анимации вырезов. Различные живые действия и анимированные элементы часто объединяются в одну сцену.
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Documentary about Jirí Trnka and how he works.
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A hunter goes out to the forest, followed by his lady love. Things do not go well, as documented in song.
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Женщина, только что похоронившая своего мужа, казнённого фашистами, вынуждена под дулом винтовки везти в своей повозке двух солдат гитлеровской армии (одного тяжело раненого) к границе с Австрией. Постепенно разоружая своих спутников (незаметно для них): избавляясь то от пистолета, то от штыка — она словно пытается уравнять шансы (готовя месть) — если начнётся борьба, с другой же стороны, словно боясь искушения этим оружием воспользоваться (каждый раз выбрасывая обмундирование, она читает молитву).
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This melancholy piece about the metamorphoses of love and the eternal dissatisfaction of human beings with what they have was inspired by the lyrics of the French song "Plaisir d'amour."
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Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination of his side, and a wiry toughness they can’t defeat. The village is in turmoil, because the Nazi occupiers have just retreated and the Red Army is advancing. Oldrich dodges amid the mayhem and panic, taking his share of blows but always managing to stay one step ahead. Beautifully shot and darkly ironic, Karel Kachyna’s forgotten masterpiece jumbles reality, memory and fantasy to capture the intensity and confusion of childhood in a war zone.
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Taken from Boccaccio's Decameron, this lovely puppet film tells the bawdy story of the beautiful young Venetian lady who confesses her sinful passion for the Archangel Gabriel to a lustful monk, who promptly impersonates him in her bedroom with predictable results. Amidst the film's ribaldry, the hypocrisy and false piety of the monk are mercilessly mocked.
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Три небольшие новеллы: «Магдалена» — о решительной девочке, которая уже не первый день в школе, ничего не боится и даже может позаботиться о робком однокласснике; «Обманщица» — о маленькой Ярмиле, которая облегчает свои обязанности маленькими обманами — например, симулирует кражу, желая заполучить новые туфли; и «Карп» — о сыне руководителя спортивного комплекса, который в предрождественское время выпускает рождественского карпа в плавательный бассейн.
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Действие фильма происходит в XVII веке, в Чехии, во время Тридцатилетней войны. Герои фильма — императорский мушкетер Матей, крестьянский парень Петр, завербованный в мушкетеры, и Ленка, молодая крестьянская девушка. Переодетые в брошенные в разгромленном лагере дорогие одежды, Петр, Ленка и Матей попадают в плен и оказываются в графском замке. И в зависимости от того, в какую сторону «подует злобный дух войны», меняется отношение графа к его пленникам. Однако после целого ряда приключений всем троим удается убежать из замка и вернуться к мирной жизни.
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Jitka is a 12-year-old girl who feels the first stirring of love. She becomes friends with a young man who is hospitalized with paralysis. Jitka visits the man every day and witnesses his slow recovery, but she is unaware that she could have deeper feelings for him.
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A group of outcasts, including a vagabond and a prostitute, gather at the outskirts of the industrial area of a large Czech city, one of the things that helps some of them survive is alcohol.
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The poetical story, based on a late Gothic song about the serene and fulfilling relationship of two lovers, is expressed through the minimalist animation of Ludmila Jiříncová's paintings.
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Trnka’s sci-fi vision of the future in which machines and robots try to substitute themselves into the most beautiful human relationships. A cybernetic robot is supposed to substitute for the loving grandmother of a little girl. The wise grandmother, however, comes back and the girl finds the warmth of her grandmother’s loving arms again. Trnka’s artistic ideas in this film can be described as both poetically fragile and dramatically cautionary.
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Пражская пресса высоко оценила поэтичность и операторские находки в фильме, а также исполнение основной роли первокурсницей театрального института Эвой Сольцевой.
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Debut film of Slovakian director Martin Hollý
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О девочке Ленке, о ее любви к животным, особенно к норовистому коню по имени Прим, которого она спасает от тяжелого заболевания, даже подвергая свою жизнь опасности.
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A short film about traditional crafts and culture that can still be found in the Wallachian mountains today.
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