Tag: Rudolf Hrusínský

The Cremator (1969) 8

The Cremator (1969)

Kopfrkingl enjoys his job at a crematorium in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s. He likes reading the Tibetan book of the dead, and espouses the view that cremation relieves earthly suffering. At a reception, he meets Rei...

Ninety Degrees in the Shade-1965 6.7

Ninety Degrees in the Shade-1965

In a Prague shop, an assistant has been carrying on an affair with the dishonest, married manager. An emotionally repressed auditor with domestic problems of his own uncovers serious stock discrepancies. A test of loyalt...

The Elementary School-1991 8

The Elementary School-1991

The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. ...