An unforgettable fairy tale experience. The non-linear narrative structure follows the sexual awakening of a young teenage girl and revisits numerous tales such as Oedipus, Faust or Snow White.
Country: Czech Republic
PASSAGE
An ordinary man roams the galleries of a passage, trapped as he is in a sort of strange space-time continuum from which he desperately tries to escape.
THE CREMATOR
The director of a cremator facility, a mildmannered family man, becomes unhinged by the corrupting influence of Nazi ideology and a delusional vision of a better future through more efficient crematoria.
END OF AUGUST AT HOTEL OZONE
Superb, thought-provoking sci-fi, something like Andrei Tarkovsky directing MAD MAX with an all-female cast.
WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE?
A scientific experiment goes wrong. Three comic book superheroes are materialized and start to run amok in the real world.
THE HAND
A poetic allegory about human freedom. An enchanted universe which will make a strong impression on the youngest spectators.
THE PIED PIPER
Jiri Barta’s audacious animation project draws inspiration from a famous German legend, The Pied Piper. Expressionistically structured, the film metaphorically depicts the shortcomings of a materialistic society.
FATHERLAND – A HUNTING LOGBOOK
A black limousine and two Jaguar sport cars drive through a Eastern European wasteland of half-ruined, often completely abandoned manors, overgrown roads and empty, dilapidated churches. A couple of locals, listlessly hanging around, watch these passing jewels of western civilization. Six people, firmly settled in the safety of their cars, are hoping to retrieve the… Continue reading FATHERLAND – A HUNTING LOGBOOK
Jirí Menzel
Czech director, actor and screenwriter Jiri Menzel graduated from Prague Film School in 1962. As a self-proclaimed student of comedy, his best films could benefit from the collaboration with leading writers, especially famous novelist Bohumil Hrabal, with whom he made movies like Pearls of the Deep (1965), Larks on a String (1969), Cutting it Short… Continue reading Jirí Menzel
YEAR OF THE DEVIL
In Year of the Devil, a Czech folk star, a band of funeral musicians and a Dutch filmmaker stumble towards enlightenment on a remarkable musical tour. Fact and fiction mix in this music-filled, magical adventure that has ghosts and guardian angels helping people hear the melodies within them. When the folk star approaches the band… Continue reading YEAR OF THE DEVIL