Movies by Josef Somr

Čas pracuje pro vraha

Čas pracuje pro vraha

Vera, wife of the plumber Simandl (Josef Somr), is found murdered in the cinema next to the IDOC (Information and Documentation) agency where she worked. Police captain Marha (Frantisek Nemec), who is leading the investigation, is informed by Simandl that on the day of the murder Vera promised to bring home fifty thousand crowns to buy a car. Marha's primary suspects are the three men working at the agency: deputy editor-in-chief Brandl (Jirí Pleskot) and editors Pernata (Eduard Cupák) and Remes (Ludek Munzar, and of course also Simandl.

Rodeo

Rodeo

Únosy bez výkupného

Únosy bez výkupného

Zaniklý svět Karla Pecky

Zaniklý svět Karla Pecky

Královský slib

Královský slib

The Giants

The Giants

A blue dwarf and a red dwarf get into a vicious argument. Each ultimately calls upon a matching giant to protect them, with unexpected results.

Kinoautomat

Kinoautomat

Kinoautomat was the world's first interactive movie, conceived by Radúz Činčera for the Czechoslovak Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal. At nine points during the film the action stops, and a moderator appears on stage to ask the audience to choose between two scenes; following an audience vote, the chosen scene is played.

Netopýr

Netopýr

Closely Watched Trains

Closely Watched Trains

At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot.

Poslední ples na rožnovské plovárně

Poslední ples na rožnovské plovárně

Little Witch on a Broomstick

Little Witch on a Broomstick

When Your mum is a Witch, be careful what You play with

Lesní panna

Lesní panna

Můj nezdolný lev

Můj nezdolný lev

Švédská zápalka

Švédská zápalka

Proč nevěřit na zázraky

Proč nevěřit na zázraky

Probuzená skála

Probuzená skála

The Joke

The Joke

In the 1950s, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he sent to his girlfriend. Fifteen years later, he tries to get his revenge by seducing Helena, the wife of one of his accusers.

Zatykač na královnu

Zatykač na královnu

Čestné kolo

Čestné kolo

Funeral Ceremony

Funeral Ceremony

Matylda (Jaroslava Ticha), who lives in the Czech countryside, is trying to arrange burial plans for her dying husband, Jan (Ludvik Kroner). While Matylda hopes to have a funeral for Jan in the small town where they once lived, there are complications. Years earlier, Jan spoke out against the Communist government and was consequently expelled from the town. When Matylda fails to convince a local politician to allow the ceremony, she uses her husband's funeral as a public show of dissent.