1966 | Czechoslovakia | Fiction

Ostre sledované vlaky (Closely Watched Trains)

  • Czech 93 mins
  • Director | Jiří Menzel
  • Writer | Bohumil Hrabal
  • Producer | Dr. Zdenek Oves

STATUS: Released

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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. Wry and tender, Academy Award™-winning Closely Watched Trains is a masterpiece of human observation and one of the best-loved films of the Czech New Wave.

Coming‑Of‑Age Sexuality Resistance Bureaucracy War
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The Criterion Collection
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