Pavel Kohout

Cizinec a krásná paní (2012)

The beautiful lady, as the locals call the widow and owner of the apartment building, the aging Mrs. Růžena, lives in a neighborhood nicknamed Little Asia. Her last tenant has just moved out, and she lives alone with her parrot. At this moment, an older ...

Die lange Welle hinterm Kiel (2012)

In a luxurious cruise a woman recognizes the voice of the man who killed her husband 50 years ago during World War II. The reunion brings bitter memories in women. Based on the novel" The long wave after the keel" by Pavel Kohout. ...

Smyčka (2010)

The drama of a poet in a political thriller set during the rise of the communists to power, loosely inspired by the fate of B. Laušman, a leading social democratic politician who was kidnapped and murdered by the communists. ...

10 způsobů lásky (2008)

The fates of ten characters are swept up in a whirlwind of love. It is a short film: ten episodes – ten variations on love. The protagonists are people from the contemporary upper middle class – those who have managed to earn some money or have acquire ...

P.F. 77 (2003)

The story of a teacher, a famous actress, and her students set against the backdrop of the harsh normalization period, a time when, after the Soviet occupation, most people tried to survive in the gray zone, and only a handful of brave souls were willing t ...

Hodina tance a lásky (2003)

Teenager Kristina Kleinburger, daughter of the commander of a concentration camp, arrives from bombed-out Berlin to visit her parents, whose life represents a world of harmony and peace for her. Her parents try to reinforce her illusions with ballet lesson ...

Hodina pravdy (2001)

This is the story of an ambitious television presenter who became very well known and respected thanks to his regular show. He invites leading personalities, including respected politicians, to his talk show OPRAVDU? (REALLY?). Because he prepares very car ...

Saint Clara (1996)

The year is 1999 and the storyline is actually a number of sub-plots all revolving around the 13-year old Clara, a girl that can predict the future and has telekinetic powers. The sub-plots include a boy in her class who has a crush on her, his family, her ...

Ecce Constantia (1992)

Gli angeli del potere (1990)

Aksál (1990)

Svatba s podmínkou (1965)

The graduate of the pedagogical institute wants to get married at any cost in order to get a permanent residence in Prague. Her accidental partner agrees to the condition of an early divorce... ...

Seven Days in a Week (1965)

Seven days, or rather evenings and nights, in the life of Jenka (Stanislava Bartosová), a young good-looking nurse. Jenka is attractive to men and enjoys their company, but there is a limit beyond which she won't go, since she is faithful to her Filip, wh ...

Dvanáct (1964)

Twelve graduates of one year of DAMU decide to go to the regional theatre together. During the first season, the enthusiastic collective breaks up and only five remain, determined to continue. ...

Skid (1960)

Spy film about a man with a face lift who gets recruited by western organisations. ...

Letiště nepřijímá (1960)

The conflicts in one pilot's fractured marriage come to a head just as Soviet jets are introduced to international airliners. Naive psychological drama is embraced here with naive admiration for the most advanced aviation technology. ...

That Kind of Love (1959)

A student commits suicide out of unhappy love to a married man; story is recounted in retrospective by a "judge" who asks the audience to decide who is the guilty party. ...

The Road Back (1959)

Three young men carry out a failed robbery of the box office of the Blaník cinema in Prague with tragic consequences. Only one of them has a chance to redeem himself. ...

A Suburban Romance (1958)

A young, unmarried woman finds herself a "little bit pregnant" and she tries to hide this fact from her mother but it isn't long before the truth is obvious. ...

September Nights (1957)

The commander of the military training camp, newly promoted Major Cibulka, keeps his subordinates in line. Because of an unexpected emergency, he refuses to give leave even to the young lieutenant Zabran, whose wife is due to give birth any day. In additio ...

Zítra se bude tančit všude (1952)

A group of union members, impressed by the First World Festival of Democratic Youth, held in Prague in 1947, decide to found a dance troupe. However, they are looking for someone who can teach them everything they need... ...

Za život radostný (1951)

Věřím, že více světla potřeba nebude (2020)

The Magic Voice of a Rebel (2014)

'The Magic Voice of a Rebel' portrays the story of the Czech singer Marta Kubisová, who without never intending it, became a symbol of freedom for all generations in the newly free Czhecoslovakia in 1989. It is Marta herself who tells us her life story an ...

Diáře a romány Pavla Kohouta (2008)

Ecce Constantia (1992)

Elective Affinities (1968)

Documentary showing the Czechoslovakian political landscape in March 1968, when president Antonin Novotny, a hardline Stalinist, stepped down and moderate communist Ludvik Svoboda was elected. Five months later, in August 68, the Prague Spring would end wi ...