A young man studying law finds a place to stay with a young conductor, thinking that he will find an idyllic Lesser Town atmosphere here and will be able to prepare for his exams in peace. The house is inhabited by distinctive characters. The owner, who sometimes loses his memory, and his lovely, modest daughter of marriageable age live here, as do an unsuccessful painter and his temperamental wife, as well as a certain mysterious Provazník, who writes anonymous letters to his neighbors in order to have malicious fun at their expense. However, the landlady causes the young man the greatest trouble...

Master armourer Tomás has young wife Alena, of whom he is very jealous. One day the ruler of town se...
Radio announcer Petrícek reads the evening news in a studio. Viki, the female editor of a woman's pr...

In the past, most of the wood from the mountain forests was transported to the sawmills by river. Th...

Darlene, a single mom and flat-broke chambermaid in a ramshackle Carson City, NV hotel receives a qu...

In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mou...

A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expre...

Steve is going through a rough divorce, and nicotine withdrawal is a hell of a thing.

A Czech satirical comedy, filmed according to a script by the State Prize laureate Jiří Marek based ...

When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family...

Jennytown, on the island of Deer, Maine, is a sleepy provincial town. Life in this coastal place wil...

The moral suffering of the lieutenant who unknowingly sneezes on the head of the general.