Movies by Josef Bek

Obrácení Ferdyše Pištory

Obrácení Ferdyše Pištory

Pohár za první poločas

Pohár za první poločas

Lucie

Lucie

The Strike

The Strike

In late 19th century Czech-speaking Bohemia, oppressed workers at German-owned mines and foundries revolt against their harsh working conditions. Made shortly after World War II as Czechoslovakia was falling to communism, the film resonates in Czech resentment of the German occupation.

The White Lady

The White Lady

This castle has its own ghost - a mysterious White lady. She emerges from the painting on the wall when someone speaks out magic formula. White lady is good ghost, she can make someone's wishes true. Even if it is a new duct. But a miracle is not the thing that Communist leaders want in the town.

A 105 p.c. Alibi

A 105 p.c. Alibi

On an early Sunday evening, people of the small town are reading lottery results that are hung on a board. Young man Karel Antos is annoyed that his lottery-ticket missed the main prize, a car, by only one number. Karel is going to the pub to drink away his bad luck with his friend Jirka Broz. The old accountant auditor Zelinka drops a wallet. Karel picks it up and before he gives it back he notices the winning lottery-ticket in it. Both young men accompany the old drunk man. Karel steals the ticket and exchanges it with his own. Next day, Z...

Sons of the Mountains

Sons of the Mountains

Konec cesty

Konec cesty

Zlatý pavouk

Zlatý pavouk

Sedm koní a vavříny

Sedm koní a vavříny

Maryša

Maryša

Orfeus v podsvětí

Orfeus v podsvětí

Vídeňská krev

Vídeňská krev

Anna the Proletarian

Anna the Proletarian

The movie describes proletarian life in the Czech Lands after World War I.

Talisman

Talisman

The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night

The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night

An allegory set in an archetypal Czech village, it tells of what happens when a sequence of mysterious events take place, including the disappearance of the stationmaster. While everything has a rational explanation, collective paranoia takes hold and everyone’s worst instincts are released. Interrogations, the abolition of rights and the search for scapegoats ultimately lead to murder

Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns?

Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns?

Jestřáb kontra Hrdlička

Jestřáb kontra Hrdlička

Frona

Frona

Writers: Jaroslav Zrotal

Black Saturday

Black Saturday