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HEAVE HO!

Stars of Prague’s avant-garde Liberated Theatre, Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich wrote this Depression-era slapstick unionist comedy with director Frič and legendary screenwriter Václav Wasserman. […]

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HEAVE HO!

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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TOMORROW I’LL WAKE UP AND SCALD MYSELF WITH TEA

This madcap, sci-fi time-travel film set in the 1990s details a plot by neo-Nazis to journey back in time to furnish Hitler with the hydrogen […]

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TOMORROW I’LL WAKE UP AND SCALD MYSELF WITH TEA

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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YOU ARE A WIDOW, SIR

This bizarre, psychedelic take on the body-swap comedy sees Iva Janžurová (best known for her lead role in Juraj Herz’s Morgiana) play an assassin with […]

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YOU ARE A WIDOW, SIR

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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EVA FOOLS AROUND

Filmed in just a few weeks at Prague’s Barrandov Studios, this adaptation of the 1934 novel by Fan Vavřincová is considered one of Frič’s best […]

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EVA FOOLS AROUND

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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AN OLD GANGSTER’S MOLLS

This helter-skelter silent screwball comedy classic is a breathless mélange of assumed and mistaken identities, chase sequences, doppelgängers and fantasised murders. Anny Ondra (the original […]

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AN OLD GANGSTER’S MOLLS

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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HAPPY END

Death is just the beginning in this black comedy about a butcher who murders his wife and her lover. Literally told in reverse, it begins […]

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HAPPY END

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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NOTES FROM EREMOCENE

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE In the proposed epoch of Eremocene, or The Age of Loneliness, natural life has taken a backseat to the virtual sphere. Here, Earth […]

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NOTES FROM EREMOCENE

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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LIQUID BREAD

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Seeking inspiration for an upcoming film project, Zoja journeys to her family home in Southern Slovakia, her unexpected arrival causing a clash between […]

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LIQUID BREAD

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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JOURNEY TO YOURLAND

10 year old Riki encounters a magical shining stone, one with lots of power and a mind of its own. Lured by its call, Riki […]

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JOURNEY TO YOURLAND

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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BRUTAL HEAT

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE A large section of the sun has melted off and hurtles towards the planet, causing rolling heat waves where surface temperatures rise to […]

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BRUTAL HEAT

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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DIAMONDS OF THE NIGHT

Presenting an expressively gritty and fearfully frenzied tale of human survival, Diamonds of the Night kicks off from the opening shots at break-neck speed, covering […]

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DIAMONDS OF THE NIGHT

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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BIG DREAMS

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Inspired by true events, Big Dreams centres on 11-year-old Dom who spends much of his time daydreaming about Czech ice hockey legend Dominik […]

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BIG DREAMS

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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ALL ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Absurdities abound, as the quirkily diverse and desperate inhabitants of an apartment complex deal with relationships and familial trauma in Denis Šafarik’s hilariously […]

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ALL ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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BALLAD OF PIARGY

VICTORIAN PREMIERE Shot in crisp black-and-white, Ivo Trajkov’s melodrama Ballad of Piargy is a haunting tale that captures the tensions and moral dilemmas of a […]

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BALLAD OF PIARGY

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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ORDINARY FAILURES

VICTORIAN PREMIERE Set in an unsettlingly flaky near-future, Cristina Groșan’s second feature premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival, winning the ‘Best Director Under 40’ […]

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ORDINARY FAILURES

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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BIRTHDAY WISHES

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Every year, Liba has a simple birthday wish: to have her entire family together to celebrate. This year however, her son Petr has […]

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BIRTHDAY WISHES

12/09/2023 | petra-casffa

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THE CHAMBERMAID

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE On the eve of World War I, fifteen year-old Anka (Dana Droppová) arrives in Prague to work as a maid for a wealthy […]

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THE CHAMBERMAID

12/09/2023 | sense

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