Movies

A doctor is shocked when his beloved colleague Mima signs a contract with foreign car manufacturer Ferat, in order to work for them as a...

The 50th anniversary of the Barrandov studios was celebrated with a spectacular show: many directors and other important people gathered in the...

This half-hour BBC documentary offers a revealing look at Svankmajer at work on "Death of Stalinism in Bohemia," and uses excerpts from his earlier...

A man, apparently on the run, takes shelter in a dilapidated house. Every day, he drills a hole through a wall and looks into one of the rooms, each...

A bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to...

A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond...

A small, animated figure learns how to use a whip, a pair of wings and a house.

A human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much...

An aging professor at a Prague neurological clinic is forced to confront his personal values and the harsh boundaries of medical science. Already...

Two magicians, Mr. Schwarzwald and Mr. Edgar, try to outdo each other in performing elaborate magic tricks, leading to a violent ending.

A television adaptation of the memories of one of the first important Czech actors, Jindřich Mošna, about his difficult theatrical...

Various objects are having a sunny outing together in the nature.

Frank visits his friend Josef, who introduces him to his pedigree rabbits and his wife Mary. Frank is more interested in the slightly unsettling fact...

Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana, who is stricken with a strange illness. Unknown to...

The last moments of a creature made of fruits and vegetables.

It is a story of three veterans released from the army. During one night spent camping in the country they one by one wake up and meet three elvish...

The original 54-minute documentary, as broadcast by Channel Four on 20 June 1984, after which the animated links by the Quay Brothers were recompiled...

A little girl goes down to the basement cellar to fetch some potatoes, and finds all her hidden fears about the cellar depicted in animated form.

Two puppets, Punch and Judy, do battle to the death over the custody of a live guinea pig.