The Hall of Lost Steps

The Hall of Lost Steps 1964

7.60

In a series of juxtaposed images and sounds, Jaromil Jireš comments on the tragic premature death of thousands as well as their posterity due to the atomic bomb.

1964

Aquarius

Aquarius 1955

1

A color puppet film based on the famous ballad of K. J. Erben "Aquarius".

1955

Ceiling

Ceiling 1962

5.10

The young Marta has made a break in her medical education to fully invest in her career as a model. We follow her for a day in her life, almost completely without hearing her voice. It is seldom that Marta gets the space to speak, instead she is mostly subject to the voice of others.

1962

Piemule

Piemule 1984

6.00

Jakub, The Old Believers, and Piemule are three documentaries about forgotten people by director Jana Sevciková. All three are distributed on the same DVD under the name Old Believers. Piemule offers a close look at the descendants of Czech immigrants in Romania.

1984

Oil Gobblers

Oil Gobblers 1988

6.60

A zoologist and a biochemist go out into an oilfield with a cameraman and filmmaker to observe and study the elusive oil gobblers.

1988

God's Sin

God's Sin 1970

1

Hrích boha (God's Sin) is Agnieszka Holland's poetic vision of the world as a trap, based on the novel by Isaak Babel.

1970

Konečná

Konečná 1970

1

Final train station turnes out to be something much more different...

1970

Uncle

Uncle 1959

6.50

In this six-minute short, a man’s attempt to burgle a home is interrupted by a child.

1959

Ghoulash

Ghoulash 1989

1

The new pub patron is advised to take a stew. He asks for its recipe from the hostess, but she refuses. Then he sneaks into the kitchen and peeks into the freezer, discovering a horrible thing.

1989

The Uninvited Guest

The Uninvited Guest 1991

6.30

A run-of-the-mill family is terrorized by strangers dressed in military garb who invade their private realm.

1991

Guernica

Guernica 1978

5.40

The initiation of a young Jewish child into Guernica's world.

1978

Green Street

Green Street 1962

5.30

Her first foray into documentary filmmaking was a short called Green Street (1959), a look at an over-loaded freight train departing from Prague. Though only nine minutes in length, Chytilová’s astute editing ensured a visual spectacle.

1962

Caterwauling

Caterwauling 1960

1

In a rare instance of literary adaptation, Chytilová was inspired by Franz Kafka’s writings. Mr. K stashes stolen jewelry away at home and seldom allows his wife to wear it. A nosy neighbour, Mr. B, drops in. A cat observes it all.

1960