Michaela Pavlátová

In the 1980s, Anna, a Czech sprinter, starts training for the Olympics. After she collapses during training, she learns she is being given steroids and decides to stop using them until her mother helps the coaches give them to her.

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A husband asks his best friend to seduce his wife in order to get divorce.

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A four-story omnibus depicting different Czech slices-of-life from the titular city.

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It is a film consisting of six short stories, which mostly tell in a black humorous, ironic, often bitterly bitter form about an ancient curse, human infidelity, strange deviations, an unexpected miracle and hypocritical forgiveness. They have their own pointed structure, specific atmosphere and way of processing, and yet they pass on motives to each other that communicate with each other and observe the same things from different angles.

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Director Tomáš Vorel created his experimental feature debut with members of renowned Prague non-traditional auteur theaters. The ensembles presented their own poetics and style through five "short stories" connected by satirical commentary by the "expert" Dr. Milan Šteindler, CSc.

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As every morning, men get on the tram to go to work. But on that day, to the rhythm of the tickets inserted in the ticket-stamping machine, the vehicle gets erotic and the conductress’ desire turns the reality into a surrealistic and phallic fantasy.

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Men and women, all dressing up, awaiting, tempting, enjoying the bliss or sadly unsuccessful. Delights of the body, yearning, excitement, luxury, decadence, erotic of the common day. The erotic as frivolous, mischievous, frolic, comic and sometimes also slightly serious animated musical erotic fantasy. Much like the modern dance art, the film is marked by interplay of the visual and musical components – picture, rhythm, color, motion. The film consists of separate sequences, each of them accompanied by individual musical movements of Mr. Saint-Saens’s compo­sition.

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Many important things can happen in ninety-three years of human history. As in the seemingly ordinary story of Grandma Marta, one of our most successful contemporary short film authors combines archival materials, animation, and documentary.

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A four-story omnibus depicting different Czech slices-of-life from the titular city.

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A cynical take on "happily ever after"

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This is one of the classic animations of the 1990s with its surreal tale of the struggle between the sexes. All the strains as well as the closeness of relationships are shown, the title referring to the repetition of the tensions throughout our lives. It also reveals the role the woman plays in a marriage and the need, though often not communicated properly, of the man for this companionship and support.

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The denizens of a café communicate without words, as their sentiments are expressed as animated shapes and objects. Meanwhile, a mischievous dog sneaks around and steals people's drinks.

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A man obsessed with crossword puzzles ignores his wife's desire for intimacy

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Disagreement can lead to arguments, especially if you don't know how to argue intelligently or if you're unable to compromise. And if the discussion seems to drag on stubbornly without reaching a solution, you can disguise your opinion, giving it a different, more… inviting form.

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The Best Driver on the road to Metamorphosis. Despite her age, BOŽENA is the best tram driver in the city. But when she has to drive a modern tram, she loses her nerve and is fired. Božena refuses to give up and tries to find a new direction in her life. But she has to hurry, her body is aging and turning into a fragile BUG. The hope for Bozena is her granddaughter, who is growing as fast as Bozena is shrinking.

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