Movies and TvShows featuring "central-europe" theme.
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (1992) is a long-running German soap opera that follows the lives of residents in Berlin. It delves into various themes such as love, betrayal, ambition, and tragedy, showcasing the ups and downs of daily life in a neighborhood.
Divorce doesn't have to spell disaster. Even with alternating care, it can be fun. Especially when such quirky characters as ours are involved. Sure, even in One Family, things get rough sometimes, but love always wins in the end. Because more parents mean more love.
Pan Tau is a TV show from the 1970s set in Central Europe. It revolves around a magical man who wears a bowler hat and can perform tricks, pranks, and magic. The show follows the adventures of Pan Tau as he brings fun and mischief to the life of a young girl. The series combines live-action and animation elements, creating a unique and captivating urban fantasy world. Pan Tau is considered a cult TV show, beloved for its magical and whimsical storytelling.
When the CIA's most skilled operative, Court Gentry, accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins.
During the WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive. The movie tells the story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a pianist living in Warsaw during World War II. As the war breaks out, the situation for the Jewish population in Warsaw becomes increasingly bleak. Wladyslaw, along with his family, is forced to move to the Jewish ghetto and endure harsh living conditions. Despite the hardships, Wladyslaw manages to find work as a pianist in the ghetto, which allows him to continue playing music and bring some solace to those around him. However, as the war progresses, the situation becomes more dangerous and Wladyslaw must go into hiding to avoid capture. He spends months living in various hiding places, relying on the help of others to survive. Ultimately, he is discovered by a Nazi officer who recognizes his talent as a pianist and helps him evade capture. Wladyslaw survives the war, but many of his family members do not. The movie ends with Wladyslaw triumphantly playing the piano in a concert, a symbol of his resilience and survival.
Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker, risks his life to rescue Jewish children from the Nazis during World War II. He embarks on a race against time to save as many children as possible before the borders close. Years later, haunted by the children he couldn't save, Nicky finds redemption when he meets the surviving adults on a live TV show.
The story of one year within the walls of the palace of a modern European regime as it begins to unravel.
Based on the true story of brothers Josef and Ctirad Mašín who, in 1953, tried to escape communist Czechoslovakia to join the US army in West Berlin.
Six months into a solo mission, a lonely astronaut confronts the cracks in his marriage with help from a mysterious creature he discovers on his ship.
It follows young alchemist Amélie as she acquires a magical power: partially influencing the flow of time. But she is split in time, and Amélie from the present meets Améliw from the past, who accompanies her every step of the way.
Thirty Cases of Major Zeman is a Czechoslovak action-drama television show intended as a political propaganda to support the official attitude of the communist party. The series were filmed in the 1970s. Each episode encompasses one year, and investigations are stylized to that year. Most are inspired by real cases. The series follows the life of police investigator Jan Zeman during his career from 1945 to 1975.
Sara is an attractive 29-year-old single woman. She works as a secretary at the army headquarters in Prague. Although strong young men constantly surround her, she has not found a partner yet, probably due to her authoritarian mother. Yet Sara enjoys solitude and has come to terms with her position as a detached observer of other people´s lives. She is fascinated when she meets the gallant, graceful, and soft-faced Martin. Gradually, their connection grows, but when Sara wants to take their relationship to a deeper and more physical level, Martin shies away. He is hiding a deep secret. Refusing to accept his unwillingness to open up to her, Sara compels him to expose himself, and when he finally does, it turns out he is intersex, a hermaphrodite. Sara’s love remains strong, but when she unintentionally reveals Martin’s secret to her family, she discovers that her joy at the relationship has blinded her to the reality of how society deals with “freaks.”
A businessman discovers he has a hidden gene that enables him to breathe water, threatening the existence of the secret Aquarian race, in this charming, comedic fantasy drama from the Czech Republic.
