Discoveries from Czechoslovakia World Cinema

Five young Czechoslovak directors make a documentary about the events of '68, the brutal end of the "Prague Spring" when Soviet tanks arrived.

Directed by Svatopluk Innemann.

Two Sebechleby musicians, Peter and Jakub, and their guardian Klimo set out in the mid-17th century to rescue the noblewoman Dóciová, abducted by Ottoman raiders into Istanbul. Lacking language skills and guidance, they rely on courage, wit and their newly enchanted instruments to overcome dangers.

A puppet fairy tale musical, where the twins Gigi and Gogo and the magician Botafogo will provide entertainment.

Spring 1943: A three-member group of resistance fighters flies from a Soviet military airport into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia to establish contacts with an illegal communist center in the occupied territory.

The foolish Pedro is supposed to marry the beautiful Rosita, who is also attracted to the adventurer Pancho - during his journey to see her, Pancho finds himself in prison, where he is tricked by a cunning desperado who decides to win Rosita for himself.

The television adaptation of Jaroslav Hašek's satirical short story.

The case of Colonel Redl -- an officer blackmailed into spying by virtue of his homosexuality. Alternate-language version of "Der Fall des Generalstabs-Oberst Redl" (1931)

A small television comedy about a revolutionary invention called a "transmutator" that allows a person to transform into an animal. An impractical scientist, played by Viktor Preiss, actually succeeds. Not only the lovesick secretary Jitka Molavcová is unhappy about this, but also the company director Petr Nárožný. How will the comical transformation situations turn out?

A festively set table with a cake indicates that an important guest is expected. Hostilet joyfully welcomes Sammy the chimpanzee, who has a holiday today. The birthday boy receives a watch, lunch and cake...

Documentary portrait of Josef Sudek. The camera captures the famous photographer at work, during walks through the city and nature, waiting for the light. Jan Špáta's black-and-white shots are stylized according to Sudek's photographs.

How does an artist deal with official demands for constant reworking of his work? The film presents a conflict between an ideologically unencumbered creative intention and an ideological burden imposed on artistic creation, which ultimately reveals a very pragmatic and selfish intention.