Jiří Menzel Movie Trailers
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The End of Old Times Trailer (1990)
01 April 1990
Czechoslovakia 1918. The newly formed National Assembly has made Stoklasa the administrator of the Kratochvile Castle.
The Apple Game Trailer (1978)
03 February 1978
Sarcastic comedy about the Czechoslovakia of the seventies. A young gynaecologist can't figure out whether to get serious with a young nurse or to stay casual with his married lover.
Helimadoe Trailer (1993)
08 April 1993
A lyrical story from the beginning of 20th century, with the atmosphere of a small-town environment, distinctive characters, and a subtle analysis of human nature.
Vengeance Is Mine Trailer (1995)
20 April 1995
A celebrated theatre director’s perfect life unravels when his wife’s secret lover exposes the hollowness beneath his success, leading to a calm divorce and his isolation in a luxurious but empty villa with his nearly grown daughter.
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig Trailer (2012)
01 January 2012
"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.
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks Trailer (1979)
03 August 1979
Returning home to Prague, the magician Pasparte, an owner of a circus caravan, meets his dying colleague who entrusts his beautiful daughter Aloisie to his care.
Our Dear Mr. Foerster Died Trailer (1963)
01 December 1963
On a sunny afternoon an old man speaks to a laundress about his love for Provence, then a black flag is unfurled outside the town monument: news has arrived over the radio that the famous composer Foerster, born in the town, has just died.
Straw Hat Trailer (1972)
24 March 1972
Slacker Maurice Fadinar wasted his whole inheritance and the only way out of this situation, as it seems, to marry Helen Nonankur - daughter of a wealthy farmer.
Martha and I Trailer (1990)
01 September 1990
Emil (Vaclav Chalupa as a teen, Ondrej Vetchy as an adult) has been naughty, and his family is at a loss about what to do with him.
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun Trailer (2016)
05 October 2016
Documentary feature about Czech director Jiří Menzel, featuring Menzel himself as well as Miloš Forman, Emir Kusturica, István Szabó and others.
Flám Trailer (1966)
09 December 1966
A comedy about a charismatic man who lacks the confidence of his surroundings. However, he was not completely satisfied with the original script and invited Jiří Mucha to adapt Otto Zelenka's script, which gave the film the final form of a bitter conversational comedy.
Dr. Hrabal Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
A film impression about Bohumil Hrabal - an encounter with the man and his literary work. The film was shot in places well known and close to the writer: in Prague and small Czech towns.
Larks on a String Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation.
The Return of the Prodigal Son Trailer (1967)
10 March 1967
Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide.
Operation Dunaj Trailer (2009)
21 July 2009
Operation Danube was the cover name for the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact armies in August 1968.
Nevěsta Trailer (1970)
24 September 1970
The female employees of the poultry-processing factory find relief from their monotonous work in chatting about weddings and marriages.
The Interpreter Trailer (2018)
01 March 2018
80-year-old Ali Ungar comes across a book by a former SS officer describing his wartime activities in Slovakia.
Too Loud A Solitude Trailer (1995)
30 March 1995
An elderly paper-crusher branded a fool in Prague secretly stashes condemned books, preserving their contents and extrapolating from them eccentric scenarios of wit.
Ceiling Trailer (1962)
15 March 1962
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.
Courage for Every Day Trailer (1965)
15 January 1965
A passionate communist worker is discouraged by the changing political climate and the failure of his peers to live up to his ideals.
Útek do Budína Trailer (2002)
07 November 2002
The love story of students Jana and Tomáš begins in Prague just after the establishment of the First Republic.
The Beggar's Opera Trailer (1991)
01 October 1991
Unlike any other opera, the so-called Beggar's Opera is not just one composition, but a lineage of adapted compositions, beginning with the original hugely successful 1728 political satire written by Englishman John Gay.
Fandy ó Fandy Trailer (1983)
01 December 1983
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, who has just graduated from high school without much glory and is about to start his first job.
Švédská zápalka Trailer (1983)
21 May 1983
The aging police commissioner, who has a twenty-five-year-old fiancée, Olga, is disturbed at his sixtieth birthday party by the news from the administrator Psekov that his master, the cornet Klyausov, has been murdered.
Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte Trailer (2001)
01 March 2001
The story of a family that is forced to flee the ČSSR in 1969 and seeks a new home in Germany.
Blocks of Flats Trailer (1960)
01 January 1960
A student work by Jiří Menzel, filmed during his second year at the FAMU film school. Views of old Prague and its tenement buildings, symbolizing the obsolete past, alternate with shots of construction sites for new prefabricated apartment buildings.
How to Deserve a Princess Trailer (1995)
02 February 1995
A fairy tale of three brothers who try to save a princess kidnapped by an evil wizard.
Nobody Will Laugh Trailer (1966)
04 February 1966
A successful art historian who has trouble telling people difficult truths, finds himself in an inescapable situation when a small lie quickly gets out of hand.
Povídka Malostranská Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
A young man studying law finds a place to stay with a young conductor, thinking that he will find an idyllic Lesser Town atmosphere here and will be able to prepare for his exams in peace.
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou Trailer (2009)
04 January 2009
After many years, Anka Lomnická, a former countess and emigrant, arrives in Prague. By chance, she finds herself seated next to two characters from a crime story that gradually unfolds around Bubeník, a former guard of political prisoners.
30 Maidens and Pythagoras Trailer (1977)
16 September 1977
A musical starring Jiří Menzel (whose part is sung by Achilles Michailidis) as a math and physics teacher employing innovative teaching methods.
Pocta V+W Trailer (2005)
05 February 2005
Jiří Suchý recalls two of the most prominent artistic and creative figures in Czechoslovak culture of the last century: Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich.
Crime at the Girls School Trailer (1966)
18 February 1966
Three short story omnibus. The main hero and connecting link is Lieutenant Boruvka, created by Lubomír Lipsky.
Blue Planet Trailer (1980)
25 January 1980
A young engineer, Štěpán Pavlík, dreams of becoming a cosmonaut.
A Place in the Crowd Trailer (1964)
08 May 1964
A film in five episodes, all based on an attempt to show the life of young people today, their feelings and relationships, their behaviour in public and private life.
The Sunken Cemetery Trailer (2002)
19 December 2002
Ivan, in his early forties, returns, after many years of absence to his native town - a typical Middle - European small town in Northern of Croatia.
Who Looks for Gold? Trailer (1974)
20 December 1974
When he returns to Prague from a stint in the Army, Lada does not seem to fit in anywhere, and he cannot get the hang of the system of deliberately underperforming on the job.
Zimní víla Trailer (2006)
19 October 2006
Kateřina works at an inn run by her evil stepmother. One day, she meets a young man she doesn't know in the forest.
Pension pro svobodné pány Trailer (1965)
26 December 1965
A young man living in a strictly run boarding house secretly brings a girl of loose morals into his room at night, who is nevertheless well-groomed and takes great advantage of her situation.