The short stories about marriage that Vít Olmer wrote for Playboy magazine when Arnošt Lustig was its editor-in-chief are witty, often with absurd punchlines, and clearly show that the author is a keen observer of life around us. He selected five of them for his new Czech comedy, whose common...
This loose sequel to the fairy tale Cyprián and the Headless Great-Great-Grandfather takes us back to the castle of Sir Cyprián of Višně, which used to be full of ghosts. Although they have been freed, they still do not leave their human friends... They live happily in the castle with Cyprián...
The Mráz family is preparing for holidays. Parents are traveling to the spa and little Petr is going to the country to his grandparents. In addition, to the chaotic preparations, mother's friend is bringing a dog Blek. She wants Petr to look after it. Grandfather welcomes Petr and the dog with...
Alvina, an English princess, flees the royal court with her beloved, Ursin, a foundling, to distant Bohemia. However, Ursin soon finds his estate on Angel Mountain too small, and the princess is no longer the only woman who interests him... When the English king discovers where his daughter is, he...
Lubos, an Alpine rescue worker, surprises his delighted daughter Amálka with an early return to Prague. Her joy leads her to skip school, prompting Lubos to join her class on a Tatra mountains trip. Amidst family chaos and comedic mishaps, their reunion hangs in the balance.
A comedic fairy tale about a stubborn, skinny princess who prides herself on her thinness and makes life miserable for everyone in the castle with her whims.
Oldřich Brůna always had a soft spot for women, but when he met Ljuba Pelíšková, he immediately realized that he had encountered an extraordinary personality. She is intelligent, educated, beautiful, knowledgeable about alternative medicine, works with auras, gives massages, and treats people...
In one castle, there is a headstrong, spoiled princess named Maja, whose angry outbursts upset not only the servants but also her helpless father, the prince. No one could mistake this shrew for the kind and hardworking Mařenka from the castle grounds. But only until, thanks to the magic of a wise...
It is the summer of 1945. A party of young people are enjoying the beginning of a new life to the full. For them this is the year one. One of them, law student Pavel, is more attracted to film than to law. With his eight-millimeter camera, he films everything that catches his attention. One day he...
At the beginning is a suicide attempt by sculptor Jiří Malek, which is foiled by a thief hidden in his apartment. Malek is thirty-five, divorced, caring for his five-year-old son, and the reason he turned on the gas in his studio is, of course, his wife. Mr. Karas, who takes care of Málka's...