Václav Jakoubek

Screen Two

Series of single made-for-television dramas.

The Trial

Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is...

The Elementary School

The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, th...

The Last Butterfly

Stage mime Antoine Moreau is compelled by the Gestapo to put on a performance for the children of Terezin, a "m...

Bye Bye Germany

David Berman and his friends, all Holocaust survivors, have only one purpose: to go to America as soon as possi...

Toman

This fascinating historical drama looks at the life of "the Czech Schindler," Zdenek Toman, a controversial fig...

The Magic Book

An evil witch is trying to steal a magic purse possessed by the local ruler. Thanks to Princess Blanka's love,...

Big Beat

A period musical comedy set in a quiet Prague quarter at the end of the fifties. Using the western plot device...

Městem chodí Mikuláš

Set in a small-town hospital, the film tells the story of the great suffering of a small rascal, nicknamed “Lie...

Co chytneš v žitě

This bittersweet film was Roman Vávra's feature debut. The film consists of three independent stories, all conn...

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