“I grew up on the literature of Bohumil Hrabal,” says the Past Lives director, who selected Closely Watched Trains as one of her top 10 movies.
The director of Closely Watched Trains passed away in September following complications from COVID-19, says Olga Menzelová
The iconic director, who is currently hospitalized following extensive brain surgery, will be awarded on his 80th birthday later this month
The Czech National Film Archive has struck a deal with Janus FIlms to bring classic features from the Czech New Wave & beyond to US audiences
The works and methods of the acclaimed Czech director are engagingly detailed in this documentary from debut filmmaker Robert Kolinsky
Donšajni (The Don Juans in English), the latest film from acclaimed director Jiří Menzel, often feels like a personal reflection on the loneliness
Signál, the latest film from director Tomáš Řehořek, starts out with a can’t-miss premise but eventually turns into a muddle
Is Juraj Herz’s The Cremator the best Czech horror film ever made?
Menzel followed his Oscar win with Rozmarné léto (Capricious Summer), a lightly comic tale based on the novel by Vladislav Vančura
A talented ensemble cast lifts Teddy Bear, a comedy-drama from director Jan Hřebejk and writer Petr Jarchovský
This adaptation of the beloved novel by Bohumil Hrabal is a near-masterpiece and a film of unique beauty