Czech Point: Closely Watched Trains
Ostre sledované vlaky
Czech Republic, 1966, 100 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Comedy, Drama, War
Language: Czech English Sub-Titles
One of the greatest Czech films. A young man works at a small town train station in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. He reaches sexual and political ecstasy within moments of each other. The film is funny, and also devastating.
DIRECTOR: Jiri Menzel
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