Karel Smyczek Movies

Why? (Czech: Proč?) is a 1987 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Smyczek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988...

Based on Ota Pavel’s collection, the film is set in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia. In a small village, Leo Popper’s pond is taken away...

The story begins in 1984 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, few years before the end of Communist era. The band Pražský výběr...

In the Prague Old Town and the adjoining streets there is always plenty of life. Housewives shop, beggars arouse sympathy, the Salvation Army tries...

An unconventional portrait of Emma Srncová, a painter, artist and occasional actress.

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,...

A story of two boys who during the summer at a recreation area become best friends despite being enemies at first.

Several big-city teenagers are falsely accused of vandalizing a valuable organ, casting light on the hypocrisy of the adult world.

The fate of an unlucky director of a dismantled cultural house who temporarily believes in the meaningfulness of his actions, exposed to the pressure...

The fifteen year old Maruska starts as a new staff in the porcelain warehouse. For the boss Svetla it is the last straw. She asked to extend her...

A day in the life of Arnošt, a soldier staying in Josefov. A sense of desperation permeates the environment as well as the mind of the...

Honza Pavelka (Jan Hrusínský) wins the junior motorbike speed races. His thirteen-year-old brother Martin (Roman Cada), his assistant...

Engineer Pavel Hnyk is successful at work, but not very happy in his private life. He is approaching his fiftieth birthday and he can't shake the...

People can be addicted to things, like high-calorie food. But the struggle against overweight and overeating is often futile, so the unfortunates...

Children's film about a young boy who moves from the city to the country. At first he finds it difficult to make friends, until others discovers his...

The series of children's films about Detective Martin, who intervenes in cases involving children, begins with this film. It consists of two short...

A poetic film about a dove getting lost on its way to Prague getting shot down by a paralyzed boy. An artist who finds the dove becomes friends with...