Film programme 2020

Brave Kids (1975)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Věra Plívová-Šimková

Czechoslovakia, 1975, 90 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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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

Jumping Over Puddles Again (1970)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Karel Kachyňa

Czech Republic, 1970, 87 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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The setting is the Moravian town of Tlumac ov, where little Adam is enjoying a happy childhood on a stud farm and in its beautiful surroundings. He's inherited a love of animals from his father, who works with the horses, and his only desire is to become as good a rider as his father. But his happy years quickly come to an end and are clouded by the boy's polio. After a long time in the hospital the boy remains paralysed in one leg. He can't move around without crutches or wheelchair. But Adam stays true to his dream and with the help of his friends and a strong will, he even manages to swing up into the saddle, which surprises everyone around... Director Karel Kachyna shot the film based on the same-named book by Australian writer Alan Marshall

Krakonos and the Skiers (1981)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Věra Plívová-Šimková

Czechoslovakia, 1981, 72 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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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

Holidays for a Dog (1980)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Jaroslava Vošmiková

Czechoslovakia, 1980, 78 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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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

Five With a Star (1985)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Miroslav Balajka

Czech Republic, 1985, 74 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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A cheerful children's film about five 7th-graders who experience grand and small adventures in a south Moravian village. StaHo Mati ka, Rosea, Edison, Fera Ondrá ek and the gypsy `tefan Daniel (called DaHo) are an inseparable group of boys. Thanks to a set of binoculars they are the first to see the arrival of the new young teacher Petr Mikea. They help him with his luggage and even furnish his flat so that it's livable. Among other things they give him the palm tree from the hall of the community center used to hide the nakedness of the statue of Thálie. This is just the first "fiasco" the teacher and the boys have during the school year. When his girlfriend Petra moves in with him, her arrival turns into another disaster for the boys, but the veteran teacher doesn't lose his cool. He knows that there's more ahead of him with these five

Marguerites for the Lady of the Castle (1981)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Josef Pinkava

Czechoslovakia, 1981, 82 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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Fifteen-year-old KateYina will once again spend the holidays at the Castle Krabonoa, where her parents are both wardens. She finds it dull because she's got to sit at the castle's ticket office and sell tickets. That is, until the arrival of the new tour guide, Petr, a young history student. She falls in love at first sight. But for Petr she's just a young crazy girl. Katka tries to get Petr's attention in various ways, but all in vain. She makes a last ditch effort by pretending to steal some rare castle steins from the castle's collection. It's only after some detectives arrive that Katka realizes that she may have overdone it, but she finally manages to get Petr to notice her

I Enjoy the World with You (1983)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Marie Poledňáková

Czechoslovakia, 1983, 82 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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Three dads suffer a rebellion by their wives. They traditionally spend a "boys' week" at a mountain cottage. This time, however, the ladies want some free time, so the men take six kids, aged 1 to 10, to the mountains. The three arrogant men turn into boys and win their children's hearts day after day by inventing crazy games on the snowy slopes they take part in themselves. Their peculiar idea of taking care of kids is met with enthusiasm by the children. The moms, recharged by just a few days of freedom, are horrified after a surprise visit to check in at the cottage..

Lucy, Terror of the Street (1984)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Jindřich Polák

Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1984, 74 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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Lucie is a 6-year-old girl who cannot wait to go to school for the first time. Because all her friends are still on vacation, she doesn't have anybody to play with. The Osvalda gang doesn't care for little girls. She's got to prove her courage by shoplifting. Lucie goes to the department store and goes for a box of clay. And that's the beginning of an extraordinary adventure, as two characters of magical shapes climb out of the box and become Lucy's friends, with whom she experiences the most wonderful adventure

Sonata for a Red-Haired Girl (1980)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Vít Olmer

Czechoslovakia, 1980, 78 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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Fifteen-year Petra has red hair and freckles in addition to many interests and hobbies. She´d rather play with boys than girls and is the goalie on the boys' soccer team. She´s also getting good at playing the piano. It's hard to decide whether to practicing the piano or play on the field. What's more, she falls in love with the new classmate Pavel. Petra is preparing for her first concert. But the boys persuade her to help them play an important soccer match, saying they'll get her to the concert on time. But it all ends differently - Petra is in hospital with a broken leg. Petra must finally decide whether to pursue the piano or soccer

Third Clinch for Tommy (1983)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Radim Cvrček

Czechoslovakia, 1983, 78 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker (1987)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Zdeněk Troška

Czech Republic, 1987, 87 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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This is a fairytale about a young apprentice shoemaker, Jíra, who builds himself some wings from soft leather. With these he frees princess Jasnenka from a tower of the king's castle, where the king had locked her in a futile effort to prevent the prophecy of an evil witch. In the end he also frees her from the power of the witch herself and from her daughter Cernava.

Long Live Ghosts! (1977)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Oldřich Lipský

Czech Republic, 1977, 80 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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The heroes of this merry ghost story are boys and girls who are pulled into battle against some adults who would like to turn an old castle into an agricultural building. With the aid of the ghosts of the knight Vilém Brtník of Brtník and his daughter Leontýnka who haunt the ruins, and the many dwarves the knight summons, they manage to achieve their goal. The castle is repaired and passed into the care of the children. And Leontýnka, who compains about the fate of immortal beings, is turned into a normal girl thanks to the oxeye daisy given to her in love by Long Jenda

The Girl on the Broomstick (1971)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Václav Vorlíček

Czechoslovakia, 1971, 76 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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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..