Movies: Václav Jakoubek

  • 1991
    The Elementary School

    The Elementary School (1991)

    The Elementary School

    7.41991HD

    The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very strict – but also v...

    The Elementary School
  • 1993
    The Trial

    The Trial (1993)

    The Trial

    5.81993HD

    Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and despite being "arrested," is allowed to remain free and go to work. But despite the strange nature of...

    The Trial
  • 2017
    Bye Bye Germany

    Bye Bye Germany (2017)

    Bye Bye Germany

    6.52017HD

    David Berman and his friends, all Holocaust survivors, have only one purpose: to go to America as soon as possible. For this they need money. Close to his aim, David is not only deprived of his savings but also overtaken by his shady past....

    Bye Bye Germany
  • 1991
    The Last Butterfly

    The Last Butterfly (1991)

    The Last Butterfly

    5.41991HD

    Stage mime Antoine Moreau is compelled by the Gestapo to put on a performance for the children of Terezin, a "model" concentration camp, to convince the Red Cross observers that the camp is truly what it seems. Reluctant at first, Moreau slowly learn...

    The Last Butterfly
  • 2018
    Toman

    Toman (2018)

    Toman

    6.22018HD

    This fascinating historical drama looks at the life of "the Czech Schindler," Zdenek Toman, a controversial figure who was an unsavory politician and dubious entrepreneur, but also the savior of hundreds of Eastern European Jews....

    Toman
  • 1993
    Big Beat

    Big Beat (1993)

    Big Beat

    5.51993HD

    A period musical comedy set in a quiet Prague quarter at the end of the fifties. Using the western plot device of the "man from nowhere" a generation gap story unfolds of changing social climate. The action is driven by the character of a young man n...

    Big Beat
  • 1996
    The Magic Book

    The Magic Book (1996)

    The Magic Book

    5.11996HD

    An evil witch is trying to steal a magic purse possessed by the local ruler. Thanks to Princess Blanka's love, Prince Petr wins out over the witch....

    The Magic Book
  • 1995
    Městem chodí Mikuláš

    Městem chodí Mikuláš (1995)

    Městem chodí Mikuláš

    81995HD

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    Městem chodí Mikuláš
  • 1998
    Co chytneš v žitě

    Co chytneš v žitě (1998)

    Co chytneš v žitě

    71998HD

    This bittersweet film was Roman Vávra's feature debut. The film consists of three independent stories, all connected through the motif of a field of grain. In 'Awn' a young couple takes a summer stroll in the country, in 'The Haystack' a gang of boys...

    Co chytneš v žitě