Jiří Blažek Movies

Based on the only extensive prose work by the surrealist painter Josef Capek, Shades of Fern most resembles the philosophical fairy tales and fables...

Sixty-year-old Joska Platejz, a peculiar jack of all trades, lives in a cottage in the Giant Mountains. He cooks wonderfully for a group of...

A person wakes up in the morning, does a casual workout, and rushes to work. Chased by the constant ringing of the alarm clock, they whizz through...

A dramatic story of several young people, taking place one night in a hotel in Zlín.

For nine-year-old Saša, the end of the Second World War is an adventure in which he and young neighbour friend Mařenka compete over who...

Biography of Karel Čapek.

Different animals play with a marble in this whimsical story from Hermína Týrlová, ‘the mother of Czech animation’

A sad story about love between Czech boy and German girl during 1944.

Young couple Hynek and Pavla are on the verge of divorce, largely due to Hynek’s meddling mother. When Pavla’s father unexpectedly...

Building themes, however modified, permeated the nationalised cinema throughout its existence. This time, director Július Matula has focused...

Even the best of resolutions can crumble, especially when late paternal feelings are echoed. Although the protagonist is a lecturer in ethics at the...