There are still water spirits among us. One group lives in Prague, led by Mr. Wassermann, who is using his wife's family as a servants. All they need is their old house near the river. But the house is to be demolished. They have to stop it. And the only way is to drown Dr. Mrácek, who is responsible for the demolition. But he falls in love with Wassermann's niece Jana. He chan...
Told from the perspective of man reflecting on his childhood in Prauge in the early years of World War 2 and the eventual destruction of his family as the Nazis rise to power.
The film stars Libuse Safránková as the title character, a young woman who is put upon by her stepmother and stepsisters. The film employs a twist, though, when a handsome prince comes knocking. Cinderella does not simply fall into the prince's arms. In this version, he must actively pursue the young woman who is a skilled sharpshooter prone to wearing hunting outfits. Cinderel...
1949年布拉格,解放不到一年的捷克人民正享受着来之不易的自由和快乐。10岁男孩艾达和好友汤达住在布拉格郊外的小镇上,这个年龄的孩子活泼、顽皮,他们所在的班级更是全校闻名的问题班。女教师马绍娃在这群坏小子的折磨下(Daniela Kolárová 饰)精神崩溃,头疼不已的校长(Rudolf Hrusínsky 饰)只好请来曾参加过反法西斯抵抗组织伊戈尔尼兹洛(Jan Triska 饰)担任他们的班主任。一身戎装且佩枪的伊戈尔严厉非常,但他的传奇经历却让坏小子们大为折服。当然,伊戈尔又并非不是人间烟火的完美英雄,见到美丽女子他的风流本性依然展露无疑……
本片荣获1994年葡萄牙奇幻国际电影节导演周荣誉奖、1991年捷克皮尔森电影节金翠鸟奖。
1988年的布拉格,大提琴手路卡(Zdenek Sverák 饰)丢掉了乐团的工作多时,只能靠为殡仪馆伴奏和修补墓碑为生。这位大龄单身汉在女人面前颇有魅力,他也乐此不疲,但困窘的生活让他不得不违背初衷,与一位苏联女子假结婚以获得报偿。婚后几日,苏联女子转道投奔西德,将五岁幼子科里亚(Andrei Chalimon 饰)丢给路卡抚养,路卡有一搭没一搭的用对方听不懂的捷克话向科里亚抱怨苏联人的霸道,同时还要应付警察对假结婚的追查以及敌视苏联人的母亲。路卡拜托多位女友照顾科里亚,这对父子也慢慢产生了对彼此的依赖,不久苏联**要接回孩子,路卡趁着八十年代末混乱的形势,带着科里亚离家出走……
本片获1997年奥斯卡最佳外语片奖,1996年威尼斯电影节荣誉奖等十几项褒奖。