Jiří Menzel is a Czech film and theatre director, best known internationally for Closely Watched Trains (1966), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His work is closely associated with the Czech New Wave and the literary world of Bohumil Hrabal. Alongside his film career he has directed numerous theatre productions.
A classic Czech comedy screening at the summer cinema, featuring the vivacious Maryška, her husband Francin, and his eccentric brother Pepin as they embark on increasingly absurd adventures.
Summer cinema Kultovka screens a classic Czech comedy about a family trying to buy a cottage from an elderly man. A story full of unexpected twists and heartfelt moments.
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Shakespeare's classic comedy about wit and jealousy starring Bolek Polívka as Falstaff. Part of the Summer Shakespeare Festival at Silesian Ostrava Castle.