The End of August at the Hotel Ozone

The End of August at the Hotel Ozone 1967

6.20

A troupe of young women on post-apocalyptic earth are lead around by a mistress born before the war, eventually stumbling into the company of a lonely old man.

1967

Long Live the Republic

Long Live the Republic 1965

7.80

Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination on 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.

1965

Clouds of Glass

Clouds of Glass 1958

6.80

A young boy’s infatuation with flight is the subject of Vláčil’s poetic, prize-winning early short, made for the Czechoslovak Army’s film unit.

1958

Forest

Forest 1969

1

A poetic melodramatic documentary inspired by the death of Jan Palach. The footage from the funeral is accompanied by the words of Maxim Gorky's Old Woman Izergil (On the Flaming Danek's Heart), sung by Kühn's mixed choir, solos by Milada Sýkorová and Jiří Němeček. The apotheosis of a leader who sacrificed himself to save his people, warning of the cowardice of the crowd.

1969

Crooked Mirror

Crooked Mirror 1956

1

A satirical military "Fashion Show" instructing Czechoslovak soldiers how and how not to dress.

1956

Village

Village 1969

1

One of the immediate consequences of the "temporary stay" of the Warsaw Pact troops on the territory of Czechoslovakia. The garrison of the Czechoslovak People's Army was suddenly transferred to Slovakia in the autumn of 1968, and a unit of the occupying Soviet Army was deployed in its place. The age-old symbiosis of soldiers with the adjacent village is completely disrupted, distrust and fear are beginning to spread among the villagers.

1969

Man in a Great Hall

Man in a Great Hall 1964

1

An artistic documentary based on a report of the same name from Ladislav Mňaček's book Where Dirt Roads End. A psychological reflection on the feelings of an individual who operates like a modern, fully automated control room of a large hydroelectric power plant. His subjective ideas intertwine with the environment of the workplace, accompanied by the music of J. S. Bach.

1964

Opportunity

Opportunity 1956

1

A military film of marital infidelity in which furloughs pose danger not only to the army but also to a soldier's family.

1956