Václav Knop Movies

Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the...

Adam had his life ahead of him; all that was left was to finish his exams and apply to university. To fight off boredom and to feel relaxed and...

Francin, manager of a small-town brewery, has a charming wife whose abundant blonde locks are an adornment to the town. Maryska looks ethereal but...

Pan Tau, the friend of all children, now also helps the adults. A movie producer is in trouble and decides to shoot another Pan-Tau movie. But the...

Chytilová was not allowed to direct films between 1969 and 1976. The sole exception was the made-for-TV film Kamarádi, now virtually...

Charming 60-something José returns to Prague after 30 years living in Mexico, though he was convinced that he would never see his hometown...

The short stories about marriage that Vít Olmer wrote for Playboy magazine when Arnošt Lustig was its editor-in-chief are witty, often...

The Slippers of Happiness is another film made by the Slovak Film Production in co-production with West German companies based on classic world fairy...

Antony is obsessed with the idea of a happy family life, but his young daughter has to be cared for by the parents of his wife, who died in a car...

Dr. Lauren is staying in Prague for a conference and falls in love with Czech writer Jiri Kolmar.

An elderly paper-crusher branded a fool in Prague secretly stashes condemned books, preserving their contents and extrapolating from them eccentric...

The Spanish king marries the beautiful, clever and poor Charlotte, who is jealous not only of himself but especially of his mother, who has had him...

A narration of episodes from the life of the famous Czech poet, Karel Hynek Mácha. Throughout the film, we witness a deep analysis of...

A young high school student is flying to Canada for a study abroad program. He is very excited and does not even notice the subconscious fear of his...

In the film, the creative forces of personalities from three spheres of art collide. The subtitle "The Game of Love and Hate" refers to the...

The future communist journalist Julius Fučík had a stimulating childhood and youth in a working-class environment, when his moral...

In trouble with the mob, a criminal spots a golden opportunity when he meets a teacher who bears a striking resemblance to him.