Ludmila Vostrčilová

Marta (Lucie Patikova) was blinded in an accident brought on by her careless and indulgent younger sister. Now in a school for the blind, Marta keeps up her hope that she will one day see again, mainly because her mother - out of good intentions - has led her to believe that the blindness is only temporary. Before long, Marta comes to realize that her condition will last until she dies, and she begins to despair, hating her mother for giving her false hope. Only a dedicated psychologist, Dr. Mos (Oldrich Navratil) seems to have the means of retrieving Marta from her depression.

In his feature debut, Dneska přišel nový kluk (A New Boy Started Today) from 1981, the director Vladimír Drha set the tone for a number of Czech films, which critically depicted the state of society from the perspective of young protagonists. Although, Drha primarily found scope for his work in television, he returned to the world of a “working youth” in his second film Mezek (The Mulish Victor, 1985) – albeit following him from the point of view of an educator. NFA.CZ

Good-looking Edita Beningerová (Jana Brejchová) arrives at a chemical factory in the North Bohemian town of Ústí nad Labem together with her young assistant Nada (Zlata Adamovská). She is hoping that her ex-husband, outstanding practical chemical engineer Vik Panc (Eduard Cupák), will help her conduct an experiment to validate her proposed theoretical method of isolating cholesterol from lanolin. The success of Edita's invention is crucial for her career at the Prague Institute of Chemistry. Vik's roommate from his hostel Bréta (Ivan Vyskocil) is thrilled. He will finally meet the mysterious and fascinating Edita about whom he has learned so much from Vik.

Comedy, 1974 (Czech Republic) : The movie takes place in England. A group of married middle-aged gentlemen have founded a pretense amateur Egyptology society to maintain some degree of freedom from their wives. The elaborate trick gradually escalates into more and more tangled web of lies and tricks, until they have no option but to disband the society for good.

A murder in a hospital run by incompetents.

В фильме три новеллы: «Алло, такси», «Далёкие горизонты» и «Заза». В первой новелле рассказывается об одном дне шофёра пражского такси, его встречах с различными людьми. Вторая повествует о судьбе негритянской девочки. Третья новелла — о девушке, работнице шляпной мастерской.

Комедия состоит из трёх новелл. Первая рассказывает о быстром продвижении по служебной лестнице одного карьериста — трусливого, чванливого и бестолкового человека, умеющего ловко спрятаться за пышными фразами о народном благе. Вторая новелла посвящена приключению критика, который пишет рецензии на стихи, не имея о них собственного мнения. Третья новелла описывает похождения бухгалтера, который предпочитает ни с кем не ссориться и со всеми соглашаться.

Adaption of the Antonin Dvorak opera Čert a Káča (The Devil and Kate), Op. 112, B.201, based on a farce by Josef Kajetán Tyl.

"The Rally" is based on a communist writer Vaclav Řezáč's well-written novel of the same name

В основу сценария был положен сюжет Б.Кунца, описавшего реальный факт: интернирование чехословацкого самолета и группы чехословацких граждан властями американской зоны оккупации в Западной Германии. На основании рассказов очевидцев постановщикам удалось показать яркую картину нравов американской разведки. В этой схватке лицом к лицу выявились и благородные чувства патриотизма чехословацких граждан, добившихся возвращения на родину.

Криминальная история, связанная с деятельностью спекулянтов, окопавшихся в одной из спортивных организаций.

At the end of the First World War, Nikola Shuhai and his friend from the army desert. On the way home, to the village of Kolochava, they both find refuge with baby Jaga. Jaga mixes them a drink to protect them from the deadly bullets. The bachelors must promise to marry her daughters in exchange for a drink, or they will be punished. Nikola finds his home village in poverty. He stands against the powerful and the rich, and they turn the gendarmes against him. Nikola hides from them in the woods, where he will remain even after the end of the war, because nothing has changed for the villagers. Out of poverty and hopelessness, other men join Nikola and together they raid the wealthy. Nikola distributes the obtained booty to the poor and needy, who see him as their protector and hero.

Shown in Cannes 1946.