Vratislav Blažek

Closely Watched Trains

At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate h...

A Case for a Rookie Hangman

Lemuel Gulliver has had a car accident and continues his journey across the unknown countryside on foot. On the...

Hudba z Marsu

The employees of the furniture company MARS welcome a rare visitor with hired music. Their boast that they woul...

Three Wishes

The sad hero of the story, Petr, an ordinary lawyer in a construction company, is crowded into a small apartmen...

Návštěva z oblak

The achievements of socialism must be protected by all means - and it can even be fun. The Svazarmov paratroope...

Crime in the Night Club

The theft of a pearl necklace and subsequent murder took place at the Tartaros cabaret. All this could compromi...

Prague Blues

African student Omar would like to return home to Angola, but he is enrolled in a three-year postgraduate resea...

On the Tightrope

Káj Mick has always been called Kočka (Cat). He is a sensitive young man who reacts violently to the misunderst...

Labyrint srdce

It is 1955 and the government in Czechoslovakia has declared an amnesty for post-war emigrants. Many of them re...

Of Things Supernatural

An anthology of three absurd, ironic tales inspired by Čapek’s “Tales from One Pocket” and “Fables and Side Sto...

The Hop-Pickers

Working on the hops fields gathering hops for beer, Filip catches a glimpse of fellow worker/comrade Hanka and...

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