Jiří Menzel Movies
- 1966
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains7.31966HD
At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity....
- 1969
The Cremator
The Cremator7.71969HD
In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.
- 1966
Daisies
Daisies7.31966HD
Two teenage girls embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world around them.
- 2007
I Served the King of England
I Served the King of England6.9452007HD
Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the...
- 1990
Larks on a String
Larks on a String71990HD
In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is...
- 1991
The Elementary School
The Elementary School7.41991HD
The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined...
- 1982
Ferat Vampire
Ferat Vampire5.61982HD
A doctor is shocked when his beloved colleague Mima signs a contract with foreign car manufacturer Ferat, in order to work for them as a...
- 2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello6.62002HD
Collection of short films the summaries of which include; a foreign man moving to Italy, getting married and having a child; a four split scene short...
- 1985
My Sweet Little Village
My Sweet Little Village7.31985HD
The movie's main storyline follows the life of Otík, a young man, in a tight-knit village community. The sweet-tempered Otík works as...
- 1984
The Snowdrop Festival
The Snowdrop Festival6.51984HD
This movie is based on texts of Bohumil Hrabal, world-known Czech prosaic. It's a story (in a form of a mosaic of short episodes and pictures) about...
- 1999
All My Loved Ones
All My Loved Ones7.21999HD
Told from the perspective of man reflecting on his childhood in Prague in the early years of World War II and the eventual destruction of his family...
- 1967
Hotel for Strangers
Hotel for Strangers5.81967HD
A gifted poet checks into a Gothic hotel in hopes of meeting the woman with whom he has long been enamored. He is surrounded by a variety of offbeat...
- 1981
Bulldogs and Cherries
Bulldogs and Cherries4.41981HD
The dreaded Italian mafioso, Marian Labuda, will also be convinced. Mafioso Carmello was guilty of the principles of his organization when he tried...
- 1967
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son5.81967HD
Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via...
- 1972
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
Sechse kommen durch die Welt51972HD
The King of Malabunt has won another war, after decorating himself and his three wooden marshals, he dismisses his army with a low wages. One of his...
- 2018
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel6.52018HD
An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most...
- 2018
The Interpreter
The Interpreter62018HD
80-year-old Ali Ungar comes across a book by a former SS officer describing his wartime activities in Slovakia. He realises his parents were executed...
- 1976
Secluded, Near Woods
Secluded, Near Woods7.41976HD
The Lavicka's, a Czech family from the city, rents a house in the country with the option to buy. However, old Mr Komarek seems reluctant to sell the...
- 1981
Cutting It Short
Cutting It Short7.31981HD
Francin, manager of a small-town brewery, has a charming wife whose abundant blonde locks are an adornment to the town. Maryska looks ethereal but...
- 1966
Pearls of the Deep
Pearls of the Deep61966HD
A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the versatility of the movement’s...