David Prachař

A Sensitive Person (2023)

This darkly grotesque drama unfolds on multiple paths. The tangible one, now cruel, now crazy, along which the nomadic actor "Dad Mour", his wife "Mum" and two sons try to return home, but also the imaginary one, even more, tortuous and dusty, on which the ...

Be the Man! (2023)

Pavel may be in his forties, but he still hasn't fully matured. He lives with his mother and lacks the courage to do what would truly fulfill him in life. He only gets this when he meets his childhood sweetheart, Tereza, and spends an adventurous night wit ...

Podkarpatské Rusínsko (2022)

In the early days of the independent Czechoslovak state, we shared a common history with the Carpathian region. What do we know about the fate of this historically turbulent region and its inhabitants? This documentary aims to refresh half-forgotten facts ...

Barcarole (2022)

Zdena, a young nurse, starts her first night shift at an old people's home and immediately faces a difficult task: she has to deal with the body of a deceased client. A gentle portrait of faltering youth and a realistic tale of an encounter with death in a ...

Médeia (2022)

A theatrical production by the independent theater company JEDL from Divadlo X10. The proven trio of creators Nebeský-Trmíková-Prachař used an ancient theme for original variations and reflections on the relationship between women and men and on the bo ...

Mimi and Liza – The Garden (2022)

Blind Mimi and Lisa are best friends. They learn from each other to approach the world and its diversity with generosity, tolerance, and openness. In a new story, titled The Garden, a yellow container is installed in the yard of their house which their nei ...

Vysehrad: Fylm (2022)

More than a year has passed since the last time we saw Julio Lavický (Jakub Stáfek) (yes, it was when he "sold" the match, but forgot about it and scored a beautiful goal). Lavi is, as his agent would say Jarda (Jakub Prachar), still the same demented pe ...

Idiot (2022)

Human kindness and purity in a corrupt world will never go out of style. This is proven by Fyodor Dostoyevsky's more than 150-year-old story "The Idiot," which continues to inspire new adaptations and resonates with contemporary audiences thanks to its tim ...

Divadlo ve filmu: Maryša (2022)

Theater in film: Maryša by Jan Mikulášek, directed by Viktor Tauš, is a thoroughly contemporary cinematic confession of a woman who has decided not to succumb to the pressure of those around her and, if she cannot fulfill her love, would rather cause d ...

Eyewitness (2021)

"A documentary anatomy of mass murder for one monitor and 34 talking heads." These are the words the filmmakers use in the credits to describe their project, which thematises the execution of more than 260 Carpathian Germans, Hungarians and Slovaks by Czec ...

Sama v čase normálnosti (2021)

Every day, head nurse Marta's life is an exhausting merry-go-round of the most tedious duties. She recently became a widow and is alone with her teenage son. She doesn't complain about anything, convincing herself as a true communist that she lives in para ...

Divadlo v Řeznické (2017)

Případ pro lyžaře (2016)

Commissioner Vašátko meets painter Horác while on vacation at a mountain cabin. A diverse group of guests has gathered here, ruled over by the aggressive and arrogant director Skorkovský, who humiliates and abuses his son with nonsensical orders. Horá ...

Vodník a Karolínka (2010)

When Jonáš, a water sprite, and Karolínka, the miller's daughter, fall in love, they don't have it easy. Jonáš's father, the grumpy water sprite Hastrbuch, stands in the way of his love, while Karolínka has no idea that her beloved Jonáš is not hum ...

Long live the knights! (2009)

When their father is falsely accused of witchcraft and departs to clear his name, five resourceful siblings must band together to stop their scheming neighbor's bid to seize their family's fortress. ...

El Paso (2009)

The Horváth family is a Romani family with seven children, and the story begins with the tragic death of the father. His wife, Vera, is suddenly in a fight with the authorities, determined to keep her large family together at all costs, but she is hopeles ...

King Lear (2003)

A recording of the production from the courtyard of the Supreme Purkrab of Prague Castle starring Jan Tříská. Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear is a timeless tale of love, hate, betrayal, greed and lust for power. At the end of his life, the King decides ...

Falešné obvinění (2003)

Today's story takes place in distant California, but it could just as easily happen here. It tells of dangerous intrigues, accusations, and slander that can have a devastating effect on anyone's life... Phillip Madison has a happy family and a thriving med ...

Den, kdy nevyšlo slunce (2002)

At the beginning of this detective story, the body of Martin Horák, owner of a car repair shop, is found in a bathtub. The police eventually close the case as a suicide. However, detective Pavel Vondra is not convinced and begins to unravel the threads of ...

Ani svatí, ani andělé (2001)

The main character, a forty-year-old doctor, tries to cope with situations that life throws at her as a successful dentist, but a less successful mother, lover, and ex-wife. The heroine's relationship with her daughter, lover, mother, and ex-husband is por ...

Agáta (1999)

Three "miniatures" touching on romantic relationships between men and women from different perspectives. Matěj, a young vegetable garden guard and lover of idleness and village women, spends the night in the grass with Agáta, the wife of a switchman, eve ...

Bedřich má psy rád (1999)

A short story about Bedřich, the tyrant of the family. A bachelor's story. ...

O princi Truhlíkovi (1996)

We are familiar with spoiled only children in everyday life. But even in fairy tales, we find princes who are showered with excessive care by their royal parents from morning till night. If he weren't a smart and likable boy at heart, he would probably rem ...

Nexus 2.431 (1994)

This international co-production, shot at Barrandov Studios with international cast including Czech actors is an attempt to create a sci-fi fantasy in the tradition of Star Wars and Star Trek. Sometime in the distant future, several earthlings turn up on a ...

Patnácté léto (1994)

Anna has been married to Karel for fifteen years and has a teenage daughter with him. Karel is growing distant from Anna, whose daily life consists of taking care of the family. Anna's life balance is unfavorable for everyone involved. Who hasn't felt this ...

Třetí noc pro čaroděje (1994)

About the strange tasks Jeník was given in order to win the princess's hand... The advisor to Princess Lucie's suitors comes up with strange tasks, and the king is satisfied. His collection of coveted items continues to grow, but the princess remains unma ...

Jánošova kouzelná flétnička (1993)

Serving a miserly farmer would be unbearable if Janos didn't have such a pretty and sweet daughter. He had fallen in love with her, and she would have wanted him for a husband, but her father was planning a rich groom for her. It was a good thing that Jano ...

Světýlka z blat (1993)

A Chod folk tale in which the evil Markyta envies her friend Marjánka her husband and especially the pub they share. One day, on her way back from the fair, he drowns her and takes her place. In time, when she starts to resent Marjanka's son, she drowns h ...

Ať ten kůň mlčí! (1992)

The comedy tells the story of how cowboy Bill, thanks to his clever talking horse Lightning, became brave, defeated the evil Jackal, and thus freed the village from fear and the old tyrant, with humorous hyperbole. ...

Corpus delicti (1991)

The subject of this film, which takes an analytical look at the life of all of us with an analytical eye, is the evil microbe that has slowly infiltrated the organism of the Czech nation. Through the intertwining fates of three couples, it evokes domestic ...

Giroflé-Giroflá (1991)

Pot, lesk a potlesk (1990)

Sedm bílých plášťů (1990)

Všechny krásy života (1990)

Zlatý ostrov (1990)

Kdo probudí Pindruše...? (1989)

Princess Georgina is just returning from the Imperial Court full of news about fashion and good manners. However, she starts to behave arrogantly and overprotective not only towards her cousin Blažej, but also towards mushrooms, frogs and nature in genera ...

Dvojčata (1989)

About two princesses, twins, indistinguishable from each other. Except that the "beautiful" one doesn't care about her education and the "smart" one doesn't care about her looks. Only the two sisters' efforts to get the same prince as their husband lead th ...

Dvě z Paříže (1989)

Hrobničky (1989)

Trezor (1989)

Lék pod kůži (1988)

Narozeniny režiséra Z. K. (1988)

A directors autobiography about his debut during the rise of socialism. ...

Motovidla (1988)

Černovláska (1988)

„Arabesky“ (1987)

A television adaptation of Jan Neruda's short stories The Bachelor and Mr. Carpet's Marriage. ...

Drátenická pohádka (1987)

About the fact that honesty will get you the furthest... The main characters of the fairy tale are two tinkers, a now extinct profession in which men travel the countryside and repair earthenware pots for peasants and the like. The older of them, Jura, tri ...

Záhada zamčeného pokoje (1986)

Vodník v pivovaře (1985)

The Golden Fern (1985)

A handsome young shepherd stumbles across a magical golden fern in the forest. A stunning, enigmatic forest fairy named Lesanka is sent to retrieve it but instead falls hopelessly in love with him. When he's forced to join the army and heads off to war, sh ...

Všichni mají talent (1985)

Children join folklore groups at an early age, but their relationship to them is formed only gradually, there are more than enough external stimuli that affect them. However, the prospect of performing abroad changes their relationship to folk songs and da ...

Tabákový kapitán (1984)

Co poudala bába Futeř (1983)

Schůzka se stíny (1983)

Two people scarred by a wartime past meet again years later during an archaeological dig. But the silent, inaccessible man in particular is reluctant to admit to anyone his harrowing experiences in a Nazi concentration camp, where he was the subject of hor ...

Karel Hynek Mácha (1983)

Kouzelné dobrodružství (1983)

The story of the friendship between František and Gustav, which fades over the years, as well as the memory of a magical, almost dreamlike experience... ...

Medailónek (1982)

Marta Vendyšová grew up in a wealthy family and married a well-known and successful architect. Soon after the start of World War I, she received news that her husband had been killed at the front. Among the things his friend from the front gave her was a ...

A na konci je začátek (1981)

Dopis psaný španělsky (1980)

Zbyněk and Kateřina have become husband and wife, and Alenka is a beautiful young lady. Mothers and fathers know best how difficult this period in a family's life begins. The young lady begins to discover a hitherto unknown world in which former unbearab ...

Oddechový čas (1978)

The drama of a man for whom work has become the only meaning of life. His cold and impersonal manner arouses the disapproval of his colleagues and family members and leads to alienation. Eventually, he realizes the need for "time out" to reflect on his own ...