Movie Review: ‘Hmyz’ (Insect) a Squirmy Swan Song for Jan Švankmajer
The acclaimed Czech filmmaker inserts himself into an adaptation of the Čapek brother’s famed play in this often-hilarious surrealist delight
The acclaimed Czech filmmaker inserts himself into an adaptation of the Čapek brother’s famed play in this often-hilarious surrealist delight
Jiří Bartoška's sympathetic turn highlights this unexpectedly deep – and bitterly funny – new Czech comedy-drama
Leaving (Odcházení) sees former Czech president Václav Havel turn debut director in a surprisingly refined piece of intellectual surrealism
Pouta (Walking Too Fast) deservedly swept the 2011 Czech Lion Awards: it’s one of the best Czech films of the last 20 years