Jiří Menzel Filmes

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...

A worker steals bits and pieces of building materials from work to construct a new home for himself and his girlfriend. When he discovers that...

A commemorative and essayistic meditative piece on the Prague quarter Libeň during the 1950s.

The story of a family that is forced to flee the ČSSR in 1969 and seeks a new home in Germany.

Kateřina works at an inn run by her evil stepmother. One day, she meets a young man she doesn't know in the forest. He is Prince Jan, and he is...

An idiosyncratic reflection on the film Larks on a String and its history, shot by it's director Jiri Menzel.

The series of children's films about Detective Martin, who intervenes in cases involving children, begins with this film. It consists of two short...

"A man is immortal as long as he lives in the memory of others,” said well-known Czech writer Arnošt Lustig with a wry smile. In...

Little kids, little worries, big kids, big worries, sighs many a parent often. This is no different for the mother of eighteen-year-old Frantisek,...

The theft of a pearl necklace and subsequent murder took place at the Tartaros cabaret. All this could compromise the minister, who is an admirer of...

The film tells the life story of its director, Jan Nemec, one of the most known and important filmmakers of Czech New Wave.

A celebrated theatre director’s perfect life unravels when his wife’s secret lover exposes the hollowness beneath his success, leading to...

A fairy tale of three brothers who try to save a princess kidnapped by an evil wizard.