Long Live the Republic

Long Live the Republic 1965

7.80

Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination on his side, and a wiry toughness they can’t defeat. The village is in turmoil, because the Nazi occupiers have just retreated and the Red Army is advancing. Oldrich dodges amid the mayhem and panic, taking his share of blows but always managing to stay one step ahead. Beautifully shot and darkly ironic, Karel Kachyna’s forgotten masterpiece jumbles reality, memory and fantasy to capture the intensity and confusion of childhood in a war zone.

1965

The End of August at the Hotel Ozone

The End of August at the Hotel Ozone 1967

6.20

A troupe of young women on post-apocalyptic earth are lead around by a mistress born before the war, eventually stumbling into the company of a lonely old man.

1967

Crooked Mirror

Crooked Mirror 1956

1

A satirical military "Fashion Show" instructing Czechoslovak soldiers how and how not to dress.

1956

Opportunity

Opportunity 1956

1

A military film of marital infidelity in which furloughs pose danger not only to the army but also to a soldier's family.

1956

Village

Village 1969

1

One of the immediate consequences of the "temporary stay" of the Warsaw Pact troops on the territory of Czechoslovakia. The garrison of the Czechoslovak People's Army was suddenly transferred to Slovakia in the autumn of 1968, and a unit of the occupying Soviet Army was deployed in its place. The age-old symbiosis of soldiers with the adjacent village is completely disrupted, distrust and fear are beginning to spread among the villagers.

1969