Movies and TvShows featuring "1940s-literature-on-screen" theme.
Young Petr (Adam Novak) and his four friends undergoes several adventures throughout this series--setting a field on fire, sneaking into a theater without paying and many more.
Dominique is a psychological thriller about a wealthy woman who begins to question her sanity after the death of her husband. As she tries to move on with her life, she experiences strange occurrences and moments of memory lapse. She begins to suspect that someone is trying to gaslight her, leading her to question her own sanity and unravel the truth behind her husband's death.
In Magnet of Doom, a man goes on the run in Paris and New York City after a failed boxing match. As he evades the authorities, he reflects on his life and tries to find a way to start anew.
The Hurried Man follows the story of a man who is driven by his social ambitions and desires for easy money. Set in 1970s Paris, he becomes involved in a contest to sell an Etruscan vase at an auction, which leads to a series of events that test his identity and friendships. As he navigates through the world of antique dealing and social climbing, he is confronted with the fleeting nature of success and the emptiness of his pursuits.
John Sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his wife left him. When his daughter's boyfriend is accused of murder, Sawyer decides to try to pull himself together and defend him in court.
A writer of pulp crime novels is drawn into a series of real crimes. This film was one of the first Czech attempts on a genre parody.
Leopold Kohák married a rich widow a long time ago and now has nothing to do compared to his energetic wife. He's growing old and troubled by the fact that he betrayed his first love Emča and his beloved river Sázava where he spent his childhood and youth. A visit from an old friend Lebeda brings it all back to him. After a nervous breakdown Leopold secretly visits his home instead of going to the spa. A wandering tramp suggest Leopold should bathe in the magical waters of the Sázava, and slowly his youth returns to him.
Joshua, a 20-something years old unemployed artist who's getting evicted, meets up with Gabriele, a boy who's new to the city and is apartment hunting. The two form a bond as Gabriele decides to move in after Joshua moves out, but expectations and unreadiness get in the way of a sparking romance.
Blazenka likes to imagine she is on a desolate island and has to find a way how to survive. After the death of her mother she stays together with her baby brother and has to take care of the family. In this difficult situation, she plays this role-game that helps her to deal with the sudden loss of her mother.
Set in a psychiatric hospital, a young man with epilepsy tries to break free and search for his father. Along the way, he encounters various challenges and faces the harsh realities of his situation.
A fiction piece centered around the Czech resistance to the Nazis.
Mother, father and child in the kitchen. They've run out of sugar and the child is sent over to grandma to get some. The child takes its every day route down the garden, over the fence, it crosses the street, gets the sugar and...
Playing with the Devil is a comedic fantasy movie based on a play. It tells the story of a devil who comes to Earth and disguises himself as a human. He starts playing pranks on people, causing chaos and hilarity. One day, he meets a princess who is not easily fooled and the devil's plans take an unexpected turn. Set in the 1940s, the movie combines elements of satire, fantasy, and humoristic literature.
At the year 1946, the time of the Nuremberg Process. One of the main actors of the Second World War, who reportedly committed suicide, Adolf Hitler is, however, missing. The Czech doctor Herman (Karel Höger) is kidnapped from Prague and driven to the sanatorium of Professor Rolf Harting (Jirí Vrstála). The sanatorium is a disguised military stronghold, most probably occupied by a Nazi garrison, with prison cells and an execution chamber in the basement. At night, Herman is taken to a patient in whom he, to his horror, recognizes Hitler (Fritz Diez).
Barbora Hlavsová (1943) is a drama film based on a short story that takes place in central Europe during the 1940s. The story revolves around a female protagonist and explores themes of literature, culture, and history.
A reclusive lighthouse worker accepts the offer to swap jobs with a police inspector for a while, just to help him catch Teston, the so-called criminal of criminals.