Povídky Svatopluka Čecha

Bedtime Story

Comedy based on short Sean O'Casey play. John Jo Mulligan finds himself in a situation with which his pious conscience cannot cope. He has spent a night with the cunning seductress Angela. Full of remorse and dreading the ruin of his reputation, he tries to get rid of her, fearing that his pal Halibut or his landlady Miss Mossie might get to know. Angela sees her chance, turns gold-digger and does not leave before relieving John of a considerable amount of money.

The Uninvited Guest

A run-of-the-mill family is terrorized by strangers dressed in military garb who invade their private realm.

Svatba s generálem

Carlsbad Ponies

Angelika, a ten years old daughter of a spa visitor Bachmann is terribly bored in Karlovy Vary spa. Her father enjoys different spa procedures, trying to lose some weight, but the little girl feels to be only waiting for something to enjoy. Moreover, she cannot speak any Czech unlike her father. Kája, a son of the hotel receptionist Vlasta, attempts to amuse her despite he cannot speak German. Both children make friends although there is the language barrier.

Znásilnění

A career woman's struggle and fight against a male dominated society.

Zrcadlo pro Kristýnu

Dobří holubi se vracejí

The Explosion Will Be at Five

This tale is about young Ludvik (Robert Nespor) an erstwhile, budding scientist whose practical sense leads him to experiment before his common sense has figured out the results. Due to that unfortunate pattern, he variously floods the bathroom while working on displacement of volume and weight in water, he shatters the harvest pumpkins but not the law of gravity, and now he is eyeing the neighbor's rabbits for an electricity experiment. While the rabbits remain safe for awhile, Ludvik's parents wish he would follow in their more traditional...

Piknik

Nebojte se na Česnečce

Krvavý román

The television adaptation of Jaroslav Hašek's satirical short story.

Čarodějné námluvy

Pan Tomšík

Cesta mstitele své cti