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Theme: Czech Cinema

Baron Munchausen (1962)

17 October 201316 June 2020

Rating: ★★★★

World’s Greatest Liar’s Adventures

Director: Karel Zeman
Category: Fantasy

Conspirators of Pleasure (1996)

8 November 200410 May 2020

Rating: ★★★

Surreal Kinkiness

Director: Jan Svankmajer
Category: Fantasy

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958)

20 September 201213 November 2021

Rating: ★★★★½

Jules Verne Adaptation/Steampunk

Director: Karel Zeman
Category: Science Fiction

Faust (1994)

28 June 200212 November 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Pact with the Devil/Surreal Puppet Version

Director: Jan Svankmajer
Actors: Andrew Sachs
Category: Fantasy

Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955)

30 July 201522 December 2021

Rating: ★★

Journey Through Prehistory

Director: Karel Zeman
Category: Science Fiction

Kooky (2010)

19 October 201112 May 2021

Rating: ★★★

Puppet Film/Toy’s Journey Through the Forest

Director: Jan Sverak
Category: Fantasy

Lunacy (2005)

24 July 200612 March 2020

Rating: ★★

Surrealism/Insane Asylum

Director: Jan Svankmajer
Actors: Pavel Liska, Jan Triska, Pavel Novy
Category: Fantasy

On the Comet (1970)

21 June 201716 June 2020

Rating: ★★½

Jules Verne Adaptation/Swept Away on a Comet

Director: Karel Zeman
Category: Science Fiction

Otesanek (2000)

31 December 20004 May 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Wooden Log-Baby Monster/Gonzo Surrealism

Director: Jan Svankmajer
Actors: Veronika Zilkova, Kristina Adamsova, Jan Hartl, Jaroslava Kretschmerova, …
Category: Fantasy

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (1978)

3 September 20203 September 2020

Rating: ★★

Animation/Magician’s Apprentice

Director: Karel Zeman
Category: Fantasy

Surviving Life (2010)

28 October 20124 May 2019

Rating: ★★★

Dreams and Wacky Surrealism

Director: Jan Svankmajer
Actors: Klara Issova, Vaclav Helsus, Zuzana Kronerova, Daniela Bakerova
Category: Fantasy

T.M.A. (2009)

6 June 201430 August 2018

Rating: ★★★

Czech Ghost Story

Director: Juraj Herz
Actors: Ivan Franek, Lenka Krobotova, Malgorzata Kozuchowska, Borik Prochazka, …
Category: Horror

Toys in the Attic (2009)

23 September 20122 January 2023

Rating: ★★½

Stop-Motion Animation/The Secret Life of Toys

Director: Jiri Barta, Vivian Schilling
Category: Fantasy

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

20 February 20133 October 2021

Rating: ★★★

Young Girl’s Surreal Dreams

Director: Jaromil Jires
Actors: Jaroslava Schallerova, Helena Anyzova, Petr Kopriva, Jiri Prymek, …
Category: Fantasy

Voyage to the End of the Universe (1963)

30 November 200923 July 2019

Rating: ★★

Soviet Space Mission

Director: Jindrick Polak
Actors: Zdenek Stepanek, Radovan Lukavskij, Otto Lasckovic, Frantisek Smolik, …
Category: Science Fiction

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
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  • Asylums
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  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being Based on True Stories
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