In the second half of the 1980s, so-called critical films began to emerge, but they were afraid to make a sharper statement, moving on the basis of an engaged morality that wanted to improve the existing conditions cosmetically at best. The theme of the search for a new anchor in life becomes a...
Just out of prison, Tomáš, a taciturn loner, takes a job cleaning houses where people have recently died. Things take an alarming turn when he begins putting in overtime: hiding behind closet doors after hours to secretly watch the homes’ residents. His voyeuristic ways soon lead to a romantic...
Young provincial actor Perda, long confined to minor roles, is cast unexpectedly as the lead in a vacuous new play by an ambitious writer. Despite a lackluster script and an audience that largely abandons the performance at intermission, the production proceeds to secure funding. Frustrated by...
Uncle Von Pressburg's mysterious will changes the whole course of the household, where the servant Alfred takes care of the children Christine and Oliver. The children are threatened with boarding school, but in his will, the uncle decides that the children will be cared for by guardians and, in...
On one side stands an evil sorcerer, on the other a good Old Man. Between them, the unhappy Janek struggles for his happiness, Princess Alina for her love, and the unhappy king searches for self-respect. The miraculous stone that Janek has received from the Old Man can bring happiness, wealth,...
Two brothers - foundlings - are in the service of a rich landlord who has two beautiful daughters. While the younger is not only beautiful but also good, the older is pride and envy itself. So when the brothers encounter a she-wolf while shepherding and she gives them miraculous gifts, the older...
