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DVD Film - This biographical film about the Czech national composer Bedřich Smetana focuses on important periods of his life and especially on his extensive musical output.
DVD Film - The cast: Liam Neeson, Julia Roberts. Follow the inspiring transformation of Michael Collins from respected statesman to political martyr. A century ago, this courageous leader of the Irish Republican Army fought a fierce battle in the name of civil rights and Ireland's independence from Britain, combining espionage with urban guerrilla warfare. Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman and Academy Award winner Julia Roberts star in Neil Jordan's historical epic.
DVD Film - In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, confronts the racial conservatism of the top professional baseball league in the U.S. and signs Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman).
DVD Film - The cast: Al Pacino. Is this the face of the killer? In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian stunned the world when he openly ended the debate on the value of life with his "mercy machine" and performed the first assisted suicide. Doctor Death, starring Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Al Pacino, is the story of a man and his obsession to challenge the rules by which we live and die - and his stubborn, honest determination to break the law because of it. Other roles will be played by Oscar® winner Susan Sarandon, Danny Huston, Emmy® winner Brenda Vaccaro and Emmy® winner John Goodman.
DVD Film - DVD movie Saint Laurent [2014]. Czech dubbing. Czech subtitles. Dolby Digital. Starring: Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier. A new treatment of the life story of the famous fashion designer, starring the excellent Gaspar Ulliel. The film covers the period from 1967 - 1976. This version, focusing on the 1970s in YSL's career and life, shows the peak of its creativity, its efforts to rethink women's fashion, but also the life of the Parisian "haute société".
DVD Film - Tom Cruise gives a riveting performance as Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's masterpiece.
DVD Film - Judy Garland is a phenomenal singer and successful actress who has been America's sweetheart since childhood. Her talent has captivated millions of viewers around the world and her career is literally a dream come true. But everything has a price.
DVD Film - Historical film about battles with barbarians. Year 1010, Kievan Rus. Kievan Rus consists of many smaller principalities ruled by the sons of Grand Duke Vladimir of Kiev. But marauding bands are plundering Russian lands and enslaving thousands of people. In the northeast of the empire lies the most distant principality - Rostov. Young Prince Jaroslav is put in charge of this when he is only 11 years old. As Jaroslav grows, he gradually consolidates his power. He decides to build a fortress on the Volga to stop the raiders. He tries to unite the surrounding tribes, but is captured by the pagan tribe of "Bears".
DVD Film - The cast: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts. Inspired by a true story. From the director of "Agent Without a Past". Valerie (Naomi Watts) works as a senior CIA officer in the Counter-Proliferation Division. In the course of his investigation into Iraq's weapons strategy, he discovers that, despite the US government's assurances, Iraq does not have a nuclear weapons programme. Meanwhile, Valerie's husband Joe (Sean Penn) is sent to Africa to verify the truth of the rumours about the sale of enriched uranium to Iraq. However, he does not uncover any suspicious trading and writes an article about the outcome of his mission for The New York Times.
DVD Film - Young Colette writes her first semi-autobiographical novel about a heroine named Claudine. It is a phenomenal success, but it is written under the name of her older husband. Colette will have to fight for her authorship, and at the same time overcome the binding contemporary ideas about women's fashion, sexuality and independence.
DVD Film - The year is 1895. The young doctor Jan Janský wants to devote himself to surgery. Intrigue, nepotism and existential necessity force him to accept a place in a psychiatric clinic.
DVD Film - The main characters of the story are Bohumil Hanč, an enthusiastic skier, and his good friend Václav Vrbata, who died in the Krkonoše Mountains in 1913 during an international race.
DVD Film - A lonely boy grows into a man with only a second-hand trumpet and the loving advice of a great bluesman. He becomes an accomplished musician whose talent takes him from wanderings to swanky nightclubs.
DVD Film - The year is 1895. The young doctor Jan Janský wants to devote himself to surgery. Intrigue, nepotism and existential necessity force him to accept a place in a psychiatric clinic.
DVD Film - The film touches on an important period of national life in the 19th century - the building, fire and rebuilding of the National Theatre.
DVD Film - Disaster Artist revolves around the making of the cult flop The Room, directed by Tommy Wiseau.
DVD Film - Emil Holub returned to Prague in 1878 after a seven-year stay in South Africa.
DVD Film - This cinematic tale of romance and tragedy exposes the myth of a legendary American writer and recalls one of the most devastating fatal loves of our time. The year is 1956. Sylvia Plath is studying at the prestigious English University of Cambridge and writing her first literary attempts. Here she meets the poet Ted Hughes and a fateful love is born that will follow Sylvia throughout her life. At first, Ted too is strongly influenced by a romantic relationship with a woman who understands and admires his work, but after the marriage, things change. Sylvia wants to go to the United States to see her mother, Ted prefers to live in England, and he returns to his bachelor habits.
DVD Film - The cast: Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Kerry Fox. A young poet, John Keats, meets his neighbour, Fanny Brawne, and although they are different in character, they fall passionately in love. But the deep feeling that would affect not only their lives but also Keats's work would be cruelly affected by the poet's terminal illness.
DVD Film - The cast: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning. It's 1975 and they're about to explode. One of the first girl rock bands ever, The Runaways formed in the mid-1970s. Under the leadership of the charismatic Joan Jett, the group of girls quickly become famous. but a lot of fame means a lot of problems, especially when their ideas of the future are so different. The band's rapid rise may be followed by an even steeper fall.
DVD Film - The most infamous pistol shooter. 30 seconds between life and death. Wyatt Earp was probably the most famous lawman in the Wild West. However, his reputation was tarnished by the legendary shootout at O. K. Corral left three dead and two seriously wounded. Wyatt Earp is on trial. But was he really guilty? This document seeks to find the key to the truth of a long-forgotten process.
DVD Film - Just one step away from victory? Myths versus truth. The Battle of the Little Big Horn is one of the most famous defeats of the U.S. Army in its battles with the Indians. It is intrinsically linked to the name of General George Arnstrong Custer, and although it is such a well-known figure and event, there are still many question marks and myths surrounding it. What really happened in the battle and how did Custer die? The answers to these and other questions will be found in this unique documentary, which also brings together long-ignored testimonies of Native Americans.
DVD Film - Mácha's novel The Gypsies is rejected by the censors, causing outrage among students and actors.
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