Film programme 2023

Rákosníček and the Stars (1975)

Section: Check the Czechs

Directed by: Zdeněk Smetana

Czechoslovakia, 1975, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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Reedy the elf lives behind the thick fog of the Brčálník pond. One night, he looks up at the sky and discovers that the Big Dipper can't move because it's broken down.

Pat & Mat (2020)

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Directed by: Marek Beneš

Czech Republic, 2020, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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Fun and optimism are important for Pat and Matt. Even when everything is lost, they never give up. They eventually find a satisfactory solution...

The Smart Fox (1983)

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Directed by: Eduard Hofman

Czechoslovakia, 1983, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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A small fox is given to the children, with whom she listens to fairy tales. She likes the one about the clever fox, the crow, and the cheese the most.

Gallant Robber Rumcajs (1967)

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Directed by: Ladislav Čapek

Czechoslovakia, 1967, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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While measuring the mayor for new shoes, the shoemaker Rumcajs inadvertently insults him and is banished from the town. He thus becomes a robber.

The Rats (2008)

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Directed by: Cyril Podolský, Milan Šebesta

Czech Republic, 2008, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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In Moravia, in a small garbage dump near Vizovice live the rats Hubert and Hodan. They meet Eda, a laboratory rat from Prague, and provide temporary asylum…

Bedtime Stories

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, 0, 45 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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The Little Cousteau (2013)

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Directed by: Jakub Kouřil

Czech Republic, 2013, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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An underwater adventure in a snowy city that fulfills the most daring dreams of a little boy – to dive into the depths of the sea with Jacques Cousteau.

The Kite (2019)

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Directed by: Martin Smatana

Czech Republic, Poland, Slovak Republic, 2019, 13 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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The story of a little boy and his grandfather grasps the theme of death and grief from the loss of a loved one metaphorically and symbolically.

Visit Prague (1983)

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Directed by: Pavel Koutský

Czechoslovakia, 1983, 6 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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A satire on tourism when visiting cities and cultural sites, a group of tourists passes through Prague in record time, leaving only a “cultural stew” in their heads.

Do Not Wake Up the Mammoths (1965)

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Directed by: Stanislav Látal

Czechoslovakia, 1965, 9 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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An ordinary life is not for Nicholas. When he and a friend revive a mammoth, they have many adventures. The question is: is it better to be a mammoth or a boy?

Leaf (2020)

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Directed by: Aliona Baranova

Czech Republic, 2020, 6 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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A sailor receives an autumn leaf from a little girl, which reminds him of home. He is on his way to see his parents. What awaits him there?

Mean Barka (1986)

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Directed by: Vlasta Pospíšilová

Czechoslovakia, 1986, 16 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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Barka is a miser; she sews curtains from sausage skins, won't look in the mirror so it doesn't wear out, and would rather injure herself than pay for a train ticket.

Two Frosts (1954)

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Directed by: Jiří Trnka

Czech Republic, 1954, 12 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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Two little frosts: one frightened, one fearless. Teasing, pinching, and getting into people’s coats, their real goal is to make them sick…

Barka and Other Animations

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, 0, 70 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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