Fri 25.05.2018 | 08:20Krakonos and the Skiers (1981)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Věra Plívová-Šimková
Czechoslovakia, 1981, 72 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
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This fabulous story about a mountain community is based on the rumors and fairy tales of this region and draws on the origins of these stories – the hard life of the people of the Giant Mountains. Something new arrived to these mountains at the start of the 1900s – skiing. And skiing is at the heart of this story whose main heroes are two little boys and their friend, a famous smuggler with all the qualities of the Lord of the Giant Mountains from fairy tales.
Fri 25.05.2018 | 13:05Long Live Ghosts! (1976)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Oldřich Lipský
Czechoslovakia, 1976, 86 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Two ghost haunt the ruins of Brtnik Castle – the knight William and his daughter Leonthyn. A group of children join them and help them in rescuing the castle from a greedy greengrocer who wants to turn the damp castle cellar into a mushroom farm. The kids get permission from the village leaders to repair the ruins themselves; their powerful ally, the extraordinarily magical knight William, greatly helps. To Leonthyn, the real world seems so attractive that she tells one of the boys how to free her from the eternal curse and how to turn her into a normal girl.
Fri 25.05.2018 | 13:10The Prince and the Dragon (1980)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Jiří Adamec
Czechoslovakia, 1980, 60 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
A story of love and wisdom that implies that not only princes can defeat a dragon. A mother tells her sons they'll have a new father, and little Martin has a fairy-tale-like dream about a kingdom which is threatened by an evil dragon. Luckily, clever Martin has got fairy tales literally in his little finger. He advises the king on how to tackle the dragon; it'll require is brother Honza to build a wall, fall in love with the princess, and everyone will be happy... A funny tale proving the saying that "manual labor chases away all sadness".
Sat 26.05.2018 | 11:10Ruffiano and Sweetteeth (1997)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Karel Smyczek
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, 1997, 99 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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When the old bandit Ruffiano realizes that his son has grown into a nice but uneducated young man, he sends him to a monastery to be educated by monks, where he becomes a gentle young man. When his father lays on his deathbed, he promises to take over his trade. When his father dies, the young Ruffiano has a hard time; well-raised, he isn't able to rob anyone. Fortunately, he meets up with the woodcutter Drnec, with whom he ends up visiting a sultan looking to cure his princess. Instead of a cure, however, the princess "gets sick" in love with Ruffiano...
Sat 26.05.2018 | 13:00Brave Kids (1975)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Věra Plívová-Šimková
Czechoslovakia, 1975, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Friends Thomas, Hubert a Jozhka live their childhood in the town of Levin. Thomas lives with his aunt and uncle. He's full of ideas – to the annoyance of everyone else. He likes his classmate Blanka and wants to win the prize for the best student of the school to impress her.
Mon 28.05.2018 | 08:20Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Václav Vorlíček
Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1973, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
When Cinderella's father dies, she's left to the mercy of her step-mother and her daughter. Neither of them like Cinderella and do everything possible to make sure she can't go to the ball where the local prince is to choose a bride. Fate, however, wants more for Cinderella than do the two evil women...
Mon 28.05.2018 | 11:10Brave Kids (1975)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Věra Plívová-Šimková
Czechoslovakia, 1975, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Friends Thomas, Hubert a Jozhka live their childhood in the town of Levin. Thomas lives with his aunt and uncle. He's full of ideas – to the annoyance of everyone else. He likes his classmate Blanka and wants to win the prize for the best student of the school to impress her.
Mon 28.05.2018 | 13:10The Girl on the Broomstick (1971)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Václav Vorlíček
Czechoslovakia, 1971, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
Who wants to have suspension for 300 years after school? Not the young witch Saxana. It's no wonder she takes the first opportunity to flee to the human world. The headteacher sends a retired vampire to look after and retrieve her. But Saxana doesn't want to go back and attempts to get an old maid's ear to create a potion that will close the way back to the fairy-tale land. But, never an attentive student, she's unaware that it is not a real "old maid's ear", but rather a plant...
Mon 28.05.2018 | 15:20The Beauty and the Beast (1979)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Juraj Herz
Czechoslovakia, 1979, 84 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A rich widowed merchant has three daughters. The two eldest think only of good marriages and riches. For Julie, the youngest, the most important love is for their father. One day, while in a mysterious forest, the merchant loses all his wagons and is immediately destitute. He escapes into a mysterious castle occupied by a threatening monster. In exchange for the man's life, he demands one of his daughters. Julie eventually goes to the castle and awakens in its master feelings he's never felt before. Instead of killing her, a human heart awakens in his animal body...
Tue 29.05.2018 | 11:10Indian Summer (1995)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Saša Gedeon
Czech Republic, 1995, 65 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Closed and reclusive teenage Klara spends the end of the summer with her grandmother and her cousin Maria, who is her opposite. At the local disco, Klara meets two boys crazy about Mary. The relationship between the two girls and their relationship to both boys form a fragile story of adolescence. Having learned something, Klara sets out for further wins and losses, wherever her destiny takes her.
Tue 29.05.2018 | 13:20Little Fatty (1971)
Section: Golden Slipper for Special Contribution in Children´s and Youth Cinema, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Josef Pinkava
Czechoslovakia, 1971, 77 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
The main protagonist is a clumsy and overweight teenager called Jitka Pažoutová. Her P.E. classes, run by the friendly teacher nicknamed Bohoušek, are pure torture for her. Things take a turn for the better when, during a dodge ball game, the girls win due to Jitka's "cannon shots", which are just impossible to catch. At a tournament, Jitka meets Honza Koubek. Even though he offends her at first, he apologies and convinces her to take advantage of her strength for the shot put.
Tue 29.05.2018 | 15:20Music by Zdeněk Liška (2017)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Pavel Klusák
Czech Republic, 2017, 53 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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The composer Zdeněk Liška contributed the music to dozens of Czechoslovak films. His unmistakable writing was appreciated by film directors and they respected him as a co-author of their work. When composing for a symphonic orchestra, a brass band, the strings, or piano, he used all kinds of instruments, as well as electronics and sound effects. His music accompanies a number of classic Czechoslovak films. The portrait of the ingeniously diverse Liška responds to the current rising international interest in him.
Wed 30.05.2018 | 17:10The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Karel Zeman
Czechoslovakia, 1958, 81 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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The villainous adventurer Artigas made his fortune stealing undersea treasure and now he's kidnapped Professor Roch, discoverer of a super explosive, and intends to use his invention for world domination. But the professor's young assistant, Engineer Hart, wants to thwart the villain's plans at any cost. He rescues mankind and wins the love of the professor's charming daughter Jana.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 13:00Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Václav Vorlíček
Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1973, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
When Cinderella's father dies, she's left to the mercy of her step-mother and her daughter. Neither of them like Cinderella and do everything possible to make sure she can't go to the ball where the local prince is to choose a bride. Fate, however, wants more for Cinderella than do the two evil women...
Thu 31.05.2018 | 14:00Holidays for a Dog (1980)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Jaroslava Vošmiková
Czechoslovakia, 1980, 78 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Little Peter has to look after his mom's friend's dog, Blek, and the two spend the summer holidays in the countryside with his grandfather and grandmother. Peter is not only worried that the dog will be captured by the evil Mr. Plavec, but also by a group of local kids. The kids are initially hostile towards the young boy from Prague, but later join forces and try save Blek. The dog, meanwhile, escapes from the cage and disappears. Will Peter find Blek or will he have to give his mom's friend his own dog, Cézar, which his parents gave him as a reward for his marks?
Thu 31.05.2018 | 14:00Long Live Ghosts! (1976)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Oldřich Lipský
Czechoslovakia, 1976, 86 min
Projection place: Malá scéna
Score:
Two ghost haunt the ruins of Brtnik Castle – the knight William and his daughter Leonthyn. A group of children join them and help them in rescuing the castle from a greedy greengrocer who wants to turn the damp castle cellar into a mushroom farm. The kids get permission from the village leaders to repair the ruins themselves; their powerful ally, the extraordinarily magical knight William, greatly helps. To Leonthyn, the real world seems so attractive that she tells one of the boys how to free her from the eternal curse and how to turn her into a normal girl.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 16:30The Little Mermaid (1976)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Karel Kachyňa
Czechoslovakia, 1976, 84 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
The Sea King has several daughters but loves the youngest the most – the little mermaid. He surprises her one day by taking her to see the sinking of a ship. He's giving everything in the ship to her. Unfortunately, she falls in love with a handsome prince on the ship. She saves his life and takes him to the safety of the seashore. From this moment, the infatuated mermaid can't think of anything but on meeting the handsome prince at least once. Her father is angry with her, but the girl is stubborn. She doesn't hesitate to ask for magical help from a horrible sea witch...
Fri 01.06.2018 | 08:20Three Veterans (1983)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Oldřich Lipský
Czechoslovakia, 1983, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
Three retired soldiers, the gunner Pankrac, dragoon Bimbác and military cook Servác, have been released from the army. When good-hearted elves give them magical gifts, they ponder on how to best make use of them. They end up going to the kingdom of Monte Albo, where Bimbác falls in love with Princess Bosana. She is beautiful but also cunning, gradually taking the veteran's gifts and having them expelled. The king and princess rejoice in all of the money they'll make with the magical items, while the veterans figure out what the most important thing in the world is...
Fri 01.06.2018 | 11:10The Feather Fairy (1985)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Juraj Jakubisko
Germany, Slovak Republic, 1985, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
The Feather Fairy saves young Jacob from his deathbed because she likes that he's not even afraid of death. She takes him home and lets him shake her big, duvet which makes it snow on Earth. Despite the trouble he causes, like making it snow in the desert, The Feather Fairy likes Jacob and helps hims after he sets out into the world among people, where he is captivated by his love for the beautiful Elizabeth. But before they can get married, Jacob and Elizabeth face trouble from her evil step-mother and her daughter Dora. As well has with Death, who is still after Jacob.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 11:10Krakonos and the Skiers (1981)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Věra Plívová-Šimková
Czechoslovakia, 1981, 72 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
This fabulous story about a mountain community is based on the rumors and fairy tales of this region and draws on the origins of these stories – the hard life of the people of the Giant Mountains. Something new arrived to these mountains at the start of the 1900s – skiing. And skiing is at the heart of this story whose main heroes are two little boys and their friend, a famous smuggler with all the qualities of the Lord of the Giant Mountains from fairy tales.