Krátký film Praha
What Is to Be Done? A Journey from Prague to Ceský Krumlov, or How I Formed a New Government 1996
Quite a few years have passed since November 1989. Czechoslovakia has been divided up and, in the Czech Republic, Václav Klaus’s right-wing government is in power. Karel Vachek follows on from his film New Hyperion, thus continuing his series of comprehensive film documentaries in which he maps out Czech society and its real and imagined elites in his own unique way.
Spolužáci 1994
Traps 1998
After two troubled but powerful men rape a young hitchhiker who happens to be a vet, she drugs them and removes their testicles.
Drahý mistře 1996
The Fortress 1994
The evils of totalitarianism provide the central message of this Czech-French drama. The film is set in a quiet, rural village headed by a suspicious, conspiring group of nasty leaders. Evald has come there to measure water levels. Surrounding the fortress near the village are soldiers
Fimfarum 2 2006
In this antological film, four fairy tales from the book by Jan Werich, each one by a different director. Břetislav Pojar directs the story of Thumbelina, Aurel Klimt "The Hunchbacks of Damascus", Vlasta Pospíšilová "Three Sisters and a Ring" and Jan Balej close the film with "The Sea, Uncle, Why is it Salty?".
Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy) 2000
A labyrinthine portrait of Czech culture on the brink of a new millennium. Egon Bondy prophesies a capitalist inferno, Jim Čert admits to collaborating with the secret police, Jaroslav Foglar can’t find a bottle-opener, and Ivan Diviš makes observations about his own funeral. This is the Czech Republic in the late 90s, as detailed in Karel Vachek’s documentary.
Curriculum vitae 1987
An artistic animated short showing the life in secondary school.
Charlie Needs a Cloak 1977
A shepherd named Charlie need a new cloak, so he shears a sheep and makes one from it's wool.
Cirkus Kludský 1967
Krok za krokem 1993
My Pragues Understand Me 1991
A fictional story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's stay in Prague. The film, in no case, claims any historical facts. It only tries to evoke the spirit of that time by connecting Mozart's music with the architecture of Prague and by pointing up the changes in Prague during Mozart's two-hundred absence in the Czech metropolis.
Mistr Theodorik 1994
Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens 1991
When Winnie, who never reads, lifts off with a foxy stranger, sensible Harriet must use every ounce of energy and brain power to rescue her.