Alois Švehlík

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Muž, který stál v cestě
6.2

Muž, který stál v cestě

May 25, 2023

Muž, který stál v cestě
2023 137 min 4 vues
A drama that tells the story of the physician and politician MUDr. František Kriegel, the hero of the Prague Spring of 1968, who was arrested and kidnapped to Moscow on the night of August 21st together with five leaders of the party and the state (Dubček, Černík, Smrkovský, Špaček and Šimon). He was the only Czechoslovak politician who managed to stand up to Brezhnev in Moscow captivity, even under the threat of liquidation, and not to sign the Moscow Protovol which meant agreeing to the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
Drama
Koncert na konci léta
6

Koncert na konci léta

Feb 15, 1980

Koncert na konci léta
1980 103 min 5 vues
A docudrama about four weeks in the life of famous Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. The drama - filled with many of Dvorak's compositions - begins when the composer suddenly decides to cut a concert in London and return home. While on the train, flashbacks reveal his relationship to his wife Anna and her sister Josefina. Both women gave him inspiration, yet Dvorak is clearly troubled in some way as musical excerpts come and go in his creative mind.
Drama
Černí baroni
7

Černí baroni

Jun 04, 1992

Černí baroni
1992 99 min 20 vues
Life of Czechoslovak soldiers in a military unit for the so called "politically unreliable" - the Technical auxiliary battalions, aka "the black barons". Although it might seem like a political satire and it's mostly funny, it shows the reality and the absurdity of military service under the communist regime. Based on a novel by Miloslav Svandrlik.
Comedy
Princezna ze mlejna 2
5.5

Princezna ze mlejna 2

Feb 03, 2000

Princezna ze mlejna 2
2000 111 min 14 vues
Happily ever after has a bumpy start for a young couple in a magical land when the husband is sent off to battle by a jealous prince.
Family
Princezna ze mlejna
6.1

Princezna ze mlejna

Jun 01, 1994

Princezna ze mlejna
1994 99 min 20 vues
In a South Bohemian village in the middle of silver ponds and dark forests lives Jindřich (Radek Valenta), who one day goes out into the world with a firm decision to free the cursed princess. On the way, he reaches a haunted mill, where the beautiful Eliška (Andrea Černá) lives with her father. Eliška likes the young man, so she tells him that the cursed princess is in the pond and Jindřich remains in the mill as a helper. However, the devil and the waterman, who like Eliška, don't like that. With the help of various intrigues and incantations, they try to expel Jindřich from the mill, but soon a third groom appears there - an old rich man. However, since Eliška rejects all the suitors, the miller's father gets angry and gives her an ultimatum: either she chooses a suitor herself by the full moon, or the one who asks for her hand first gets her. So a fight ensues between the grooms...
Family
Operace Silver A
4.8

Operace Silver A

Jan 06, 2007

Operace Silver A
2007 120 min 3 vues
Based on actual events. Late 1941, Group Silver A are dropped into occupied Czechoslovakia on an SOE mission to set up a Radio communications centre for the resistance, and contact a German Army officer whom is forwarding information to the British.
Drama
The Devil's mistress
6.1

The Devil's mistress

Jan 21, 2016

The Devil's mistress
2016 111 min 65 vues
Salzbourg, Allemagne, 2000. L'actrice tchèque âgée Lída Baarová raconte à un journaliste l'histoire tumultueuse de son ascension vers la gloire dans le Berlin des années 30 et sa relation passionnée avec le sinistre Joseph Goebbels, ministre de la Propagande du Troisième Reich.
Drama
Alois Nebel
6.924

Alois Nebel

Sep 04, 2011

Alois Nebel
2011 84 min 33 vues
En 1989 : Alois Nebel est chef de gare dans une petite station tchèque, non loin de la frontière polonaise. Il vit seul, mais quand le brouillard se lève, il croit voir les fantômes de son passé. L’irruption d’un étranger l’obligera à affronter ses cauchemars. L'irruption d'un étranger bouleverse sa vie. Réfugié dans la gare centrale de Prague, il croise celle qui lui donnera l'amour dont il a besoin pour sortir du brouillard de ses souvenirs.
Animation
Comenius
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Comenius

Dec 12, 2021

Comenius
2021 96 min 1 vues
Memories of events that affected Czech philosopher Comenius’ work come to light while fellow Amsterdam resident Rembrandt paints his portrait.
Dým bramborové natě
6.6

Dým bramborové natě

Apr 15, 1977

Dým bramborové natě
1977 94 min 9 vues
In this character study by Czech director Frantisek Vlacil, a stout middle-aged physician whose marriage has come apart establishes a practice in a small town. Gradually he's drawn into the lives of his patients—a childless couple, a pregnant girl with a stern mother, the son of a duck farmer—and each relationship reveals a bit more about him and the idyllic but insular community.
Drama
Sokolovo
4

Sokolovo

May 09, 1975

Sokolovo
1975 129 min 6 vues
Le film de la Grande Guerre se déroule entre 1942 et 1943 et décrit l’histoire de la création d’une unité militaire en Union soviétique et de la participation de soldats tchèques et slovaques à des batailles sur le front oriental. Le titre a été conçu dans le cadre de la trilogie historique, les autres parties étant "Jours de trahison" et "Libération de Prague".
War
Osvobození Prahy
2

Osvobození Prahy

May 06, 1977

Osvobození Prahy
1977 140 min 1 vues
On 20th of April 1945 the Soviet army launches its attack on Berlin. The end has come for Nazi Germany and Hitler decides to commit suicide. In Prague K.H. Frank (Nazi Secretary of State and Chief of police in the Protectorate of Bohemia a Moravia) discusses with his commanders how to transform the city into an impregnable fortress, but the Praguers do not intend to wait any longer. From the early hours of 4th of May people start assembling in the streets and tearing down German signs. On the next day, the 5th of May, the uprising begins.
Drama
Muž přes palubu
4.333

Muž přes palubu

Sep 04, 1981

Muž přes palubu
1981 81 min 3 vues
Ten-year-old David joins a sailing club. He trains hard and helps repair the sailing boats, but people have to take turns actually sailing. The club chairman Vala wants David to sail with his son Olda. Olda's previous team mate Béda has grown too fast, but with little David Olda could win a place on the regatta to Finland. Olda is arrogant and accustomed to winning with little effort; he bullies David and calls him "Greenhorn". He makes David his servant and blames him when things go wrong.
Adventure
Dobrý den město
1

Dobrý den město

Dec 31, 1976

Dobrý den město
1976 77 min 1 vues
The town is waking up. The bus driver Josef Král is saying goodbye to his wife Vera who is in a state of advanced pregnancy. At the rolling mill, the master craftsman Mares is preparing for retirement, which is now only two days away. Elderly Simon who grows and sells vegetables at the market has problems with his wife. Their little home has to give way to a new development but the wife Simonka refuses to move out. The chairman of the workers' council has troubles with the miner Adam, who has started drinking. He doesn't know that Adam is getting divorced and fears he may lose his young son to his wife.
Drama
Oběti: Hadí tanec
1

Oběti: Hadí tanec

Jan 30, 2005

Oběti: Hadí tanec
2005 85 min 1 vues
Film deals with domestic violence in the family..from psychological coercion to physical abuse. The story is not unique. Olga (Ivana Chýlková) graduated from college and started a successful career. But at the age of twenty-seven she married a twenty-year-old Vladimir (Alois Švehlík), a man with a much lower education than she . Instead of continuing a career , she stayed at home, taking care of the household and raising three children (at the time of our story, Olga and Vladimir have been living for 15 years). She became a mere maid, from which obedience and 100% household care is expected without any recognition or gratitude.
Drama
Alma
6

Alma

Jun 12, 2011

Alma
2011 137 min 1 vues
Drama
Jörg Ratgeb - Maler
1

Jörg Ratgeb - Maler

May 24, 1978

Jörg Ratgeb - Maler
1978 99 min 1 vues
On the eve of the German Peasants' Revolt, painter Joerg Ratgeb is occupied by a crisis of his own: finding a model for a Christ figure. He sets off on a journey to consult with his artistic role model, Albrecht Dürer. Although Ratgeb has always tried to stay out of the political conflict, his journey brings him face-to-face with peasant revolutionaries and the brutality and violence of their daily lives.
History
Sur le toit
6.2

Sur le toit

Feb 07, 2019

Sur le toit
2019 137 min 8 vues
Le professeur Rypar (Alois Švehlík) fourni un refuge temporaire à Song (Duy Anh Tran), un jeune Vietnamien qu’il a trouvé caché sur le toit de son immeuble. Mais deux personnes si différentes peuvent-elles partager le même espace et éviter que ce ne soit pas un désastre? La coexistence d'un homme hostile, en colère contre le monde et d'un jeune homme cherchant un moyen de sortir d'une situation désespérée dans une ville inconnue apporte de nombreuses zones de friction, des situations tragicomiques, mais également des idées et des solutions surprenantes.
Drama
Paragraf 224
1

Paragraf 224

Jun 20, 1980

Paragraf 224
1980 81 min 1 vues
Placek (Josef Kemr), the head of research in a chemical plant, appreciates the help of his younger colleague Bernát (Alois Svehlík) in the creation of a new synthetic material.
Drama
Mladý muž a bílá velryba
4

Mladý muž a bílá velryba

Jul 13, 1979

Mladý muž a bílá velryba
1979 89 min 2 vues
Good-looking Edita Beningerová (Jana Brejchová) arrives at a chemical factory in the North Bohemian town of Ústí nad Labem together with her young assistant Nada (Zlata Adamovská). She is hoping that her ex-husband, outstanding practical chemical engineer Vik Panc (Eduard Cupák), will help her conduct an experiment to validate her proposed theoretical method of isolating cholesterol from lanolin. The success of Edita's invention is crucial for her career at the Prague Institute of Chemistry. Vik's roommate from his hostel Bréta (Ivan Vyskocil) is thrilled. He will finally meet the mysterious and fascinating Edita about whom he has learned so much from Vik.
Drama
Svět podle Muchy
5

Svět podle Muchy

Oct 01, 2020

Svět podle Muchy
2020 95 min 1 vues
Czech painter and illustrator Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) ranks among the pioneers of the Art Nouveau movement at the end of the 19th century. Virtually overnight, he becomes famous in Paris thanks to the posters that he designs to announce actress Sarah Bernhardt’s plays. But at the height of his fame, Mucha decides to leave Paris to realize his lifetime project.
Documentary
Mimořádná událost
5.8

Mimořádná událost

Feb 03, 2022

Mimořádná událost
2022 102 min 10 vues
When a train unexpectedly changes directions, a group of eccentric passengers must work together to reach their destination safely.
Comedy
Smrt krásných srnců
7.3

Smrt krásných srnců

Sep 01, 1987

Smrt krásných srnců
1987 91 min 16 vues
Leo Popper is a happy family man living in rural Bohemia in the years preceding the Nazi invasion. Out of economic necessity he moves with his family to the big city and becomes an enterprising vacuum cleaner salesman. There he embarks on a series of adulterous adventures, has encounters with boxing pros and famous portrait artists, and schemes to purchase the perfect pond to fulfill his passion for fishing. When the Nazis gain control, the comedy turns sour - he loses his lake, his job, and finally, his family.
Comedy
České století
8.2

České století

Dec 07, 2014

České století
2014 min 3 vues
Czech Century brings the key moments of the history of the Czech nation from 1918 to 1989.
Drama
Okres na severu
1

Okres na severu

Jun 26, 1981

Okres na severu
1981 min 1 vues
Okres na severu is a Czechoslovak/Czech TV series filmed by Evžen Sokolovský in 1981.
Drama
Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche
7.133

Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche

Dec 25, 2021

Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche
2021 min 15 vues
Conciliant romanesque et rigueur historique, cette superproduction européenne retrace l'histoire d'une souveraine exceptionnelle qui, de 1745 à 1780, dirigea l'Empire austro-hongrois en vivant au grand jour sa vie amoureuse et familiale.
Drama
Modrý kód
6

Modrý kód

Jun 22, 2020

Modrý kód
2020 min 3 vues
A Czech medical television series that focuses on an emergency department. Each episode follows cases inspired by real-life stories and the cases of patients and healthcare professionals.
Drama
Modrý kód
6

Modrý kód

Jun 22, 2020

Modrý kód
2020 min 3 vues
A Czech medical television series that focuses on an emergency department. Each episode follows cases inspired by real-life stories and the cases of patients and healthcare professionals.
Drama
Eden
1

Eden

Feb 05, 2007

Eden
2007 min 1 vues
Crime
Sacrifice
7.1

Sacrifice

Feb 10, 2013

Sacrifice
2013 min 23 vues
Après que Jan Palach se soit immolé par le feu en signe de protestation contre l'occupation soviétique de la Tchécoslovaquie en 1969, Dagmar Burešová, une jeune avocate, est devenue une partie de son héritage en défendant la famille de Jan dans un procès contre le gouvernement communiste. Un régime qui a essayé de déshonorer le sacrifice de Palach, une action héroïque pour la liberté de la Tchécoslovaquie. L'histoire de Jan et Dagmar est l'une des valeurs fondamentales de l'homme, de la vérité, de l'honneur, de la justice et du courage.
Drama
30 případů majora Zemana
7.25

30 případů majora Zemana

Feb 24, 1980

30 případů majora Zemana
1980 min 8 vues
Thirty Cases of Major Zeman is a Czechoslovak action-drama television show intended as a political propaganda to support the official attitude of the communist party. The series were filmed in the 1970s. Each episode encompasses one year, and investigations are stylized to that year. Most are inspired by real cases. The series follows the life of police investigator Jan Zeman during his career from 1945 to 1975.
Drama
Muž na radnici
1

Muž na radnici

Oct 17, 1976

Muž na radnici
1976 min 1 vues
Muž na radnici was a Czechoslovak television program which was broadcast in 1976. The program was directed by Evžen Sokolovský. In 2011, it was announced that the program, along with 17 others, would be released on DVD within three years.
Drama
Sanitka
7.4

Sanitka

Jan 20, 1985

Sanitka
1985 min 5 vues
Sanitka was a Czech television, drama series, first broadcast in 1984 and eleven episodes were made. It starred Jaromír Hanzlík, Tomáš Juricka and Zlata Adamovská among others.
Drama
Labyrint
6.8

Labyrint

Oct 15, 2018

Labyrint
2018 min 8 vues
Finding the body of the regional politician Karas, killed in the spirit of medieval torture and carefully arranged in a strange scene, unleash police hunt for a sadistic perpetrator. He puts investigation team in the way of a complex series of murders that shake the local region and criminologists themselves.
Mystery