What Is to Be Done? A Journey from Prague to Ceský Krumlov, or How I Formed a New Government

What Is to Be Done? A Journey from Prague to Ceský Krumlov, or How I Formed a New Government 1996

1

Quite a few years have passed since November 1989. Czechoslovakia has been divided up and, in the Czech Republic, Václav Klaus’s right-wing government is in power. Karel Vachek follows on from his film New Hyperion, thus continuing his series of comprehensive film documentaries in which he maps out Czech society and its real and imagined elites in his own unique way.

1996

Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens

Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens 1991

6.00

When Winnie, who never reads, lifts off with a foxy stranger, sensible Harriet must use every ounce of energy and brain power to rescue her.

1991

Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)

Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy) 2000

1

A labyrinthine portrait of Czech culture on the brink of a new millennium. Egon Bondy prophesies a capitalist inferno, Jim Čert admits to collaborating with the secret police, Jaroslav Foglar can’t find a bottle-opener, and Ivan Diviš makes observations about his own funeral. This is the Czech Republic in the late 90s, as detailed in Karel Vachek’s documentary.

2000

My Pragues Understand Me

My Pragues Understand Me 1991

4.00

A fictional story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's stay in Prague. The film, in no case, claims any historical facts. It only tries to evoke the spirit of that time by connecting Mozart's music with the architecture of Prague and by pointing up the changes in Prague during Mozart's two-hundred absence in the Czech metropolis.

1991

SSS

SSS 1975

9.67

A short animation about protecting the environment.

1975

Shoe Show

Shoe Show 1984

1

While the humans are away, the shoes in a cobbler's workshop engage in a number of activities, including flirting, kidnapping and a gunfight.

1984

Traps

Traps 1998

4.90

After two troubled but powerful men rape a young hitchhiker who happens to be a vet, she drugs them and removes their testicles.

1998

The Fortress

The Fortress 1994

7.00

The evils of totalitarianism provide the central message of this Czech-French drama. The film is set in a quiet, rural village headed by a suspicious, conspiring group of nasty leaders. Evald has come there to measure water levels. Surrounding the fortress near the village are soldiers

1994

The Tinderbox

The Tinderbox 1987

1

A modern version of a classical fairy-tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a veteran who got rich thanks to a magic flint and thus he could marry a beautiful princess.

1987

Fimfarum 2

Fimfarum 2 2006

7.40

In this antological film, four fairy tales from the book by Jan Werich, each one by a different director. Břetislav Pojar directs the story of Thumbelina, Aurel Klimt "The Hunchbacks of Damascus", Vlasta Pospíšilová "Three Sisters and a Ring" and Jan Balej close the film with "The Sea, Uncle, Why is it Salty?".

2006

The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor 1996

2.00

An animation based on a short story by Franz Kafka about a country doctor interrupted by an alarm clock on a quiet home evening. In a bomb-ravaged room are waiting a dying child and a group of black market traders playing cards.

1996

Tell Me Something About Yourself - Martin

Tell Me Something About Yourself - Martin 1994

1

"The whole film talks about the time when I was first locked up, from sixteen till now, I’m 22 now, and during that whole time I was out maybe five months, and I’ve really had it by now. It’s also about why I’d given my life to Jesus Christ and then failed that Jesus in me because I was tempted by earthly pleasures; and it’s also about how every time I’m ready to start a new life, I get locked up again because it’s always too late. It’s just too late. That’s the greatest shame and that’s what it’s about..."

1994

Emily's First 100 Days of School

Emily's First 100 Days of School 2006

1

School begins, and one day at a time, Emily and her new classmates learn new ideas, expand their world, and grow closer together.

2006

Risk

Risk 1988

1

Documentary about the Cold War.

1988