Gypsy Grandfather
In the fourth film in the series, in 1910's Russia, a few acts of clumsiness puts Indy at odds with his father who is greatly displeased with Indy. Indy runs away into the Russian countryside and wakes in the morning on a haystack. He encounters colorful Gypsies, fierce Imperial Cossack troops, and an odd, cantankerous old man named Leo Tolstoy, who is in full agreement that "hell" is other people. Later, in Greece, Indy meets Nikos Kazantzakis, the writer who would some day write Zorba the Greek.
In 1900, Stepha, the vivacious 30 year old daughter of a wealthy couple, agrees to marry her cousin Paul, who has accumulated large debts as an Austrian army officer. Paul refuses to work or to consummate the marriage, and then his health steadily declines.
Three detective stories, three different views of life and death... Collection of three horror short stories.
Spring 1943: A three-member group of resistance fighters flies from a Soviet military airport into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia to establish contacts with an illegal communist center in the occupied territory.
“And what did you do at school today?” In Pavel Hobl’s Czech fairytale, when Pepik and Honzik learn that school has been canceled they embark on an amazing odyssey around Prague that has them directing traffic, following the lead of a talking dog, breaking the spell an evil sorcerer has placed on a group of local musicians, rollerskating through a museum, and winning a magical car race. (University of Chicago Doc Films)
В центре фильма — история семейной династии, связанной с пражским «Колбенко», заводом ЧКД по производству локомотивов. Дедушка Антонин, уже пенсионер, сын Рудольф, мастер цеха сборки локомотивов, и внук Антонин, перспективный футболист. В фильме также рассказывается история дочери Рудольфа Веры — каждое поколение имеет свои представления о жизни и не может идентифицировать себя с другими. Это реалистическая концепция жизни рабочего класса, не обремененная идеологией.
