
Josef Pinkava
Directing
Biography
Josef Pinkava was born on 25 November 1919 in Dobrosov by Náchod, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Uzel na kapesníku (1958), Automat na prání (1968) and Neobycejná trída (1965). He died on 5 April 2006 in Zlín, Czech Republic.
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Jedno malé sídlisko

Fifteen-year-old Kateřina will once again spend the holidays at the Castle Krabonoš, where her parents are both wardens. She finds it dull because she's got to sit at the castle's ticket office and sell tickets. That is, until the arrival of the new tour guide, Petr, a young history student. She falls in love at first sight. But for Petr she's just a young crazy girl. Katka tries to get Petr's attention in various ways, but all in vain. She makes a last ditch effort by pretending to steal some rare castle steins from the castle's collection. It's only after some detectives arrive that Katka realizes that she may have overdone it, but she finally manages to get Petr to notice her.
Daisies for the Lady of the Manor
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Nikto nie je doma
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Snehuľkovia

Adventures of a little Czech girl Yana visiting in Moscow with her parents and dog.
Free Admittance

Even a strict and not very popular teacher can achieve extraordinary popularity with his pupils. When their favourite teacher breaks his leg just before a bicycle trip, he is replaced by his strict colleague. Although his involuntary charges are not enthusiastic at first, they eventually become convinced that it is not good to immediately reject a person just because one does not get along with him at first...
Leť, ptáku leť!

The holidays began and Pepík Janousek is playing with his friend Hadraba, whose nickname is Sun. Sun has to baby-sit his small brother in a pram and envies Pepík his nice adoptive parents because his own father beats him often. Pepík is happy - he will have soon the same surname Marek as his father and mother. Pepík is shocked when Sun tells him that Mrs Marková is pregnant. He falls from a height and ends up in hospital. Despite of all expressed love and care Pepík is afraid that the Mareks will no longer want him.
Men Don't Cry

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Poštovský panáček
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Vysoká pec

A funny movie about the life of the girls from the girls choir from south Czech republic.
Cuddling Cat Ears

A story of Ivana - a young girl who's' very good in soccer and even helps the boys team to win an important game.
For Boys Only Is for Girls Too

The heroine of the story is a teenage Jitka Pažoutová, suffering from her fatness and clumsiness. For her, the real torture is especially the gym classes led by a sympathetic gym teacher, nicknamed Bohoušek by the girls. A change for the better is a dodgeball match, which the girls win thanks to Jitka's "guns", which simply cannot be caught. At the tournament, Jitka meets Honza Koubek - a boy who insults her, but then apologizes to her and persuades her to try using her strength in the shot put...
Metráček

Two young boys, play hooky from school in order to explore an ultramodern world's fair. They take in the many marvelous scientific and industrial exhibits, obtain literature, eat food, and generally run amok.
The Wishing Machine

A story about a group of countryside children and their pony.
Holiday with Minka
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Cement

Pistolník is a teacher who rules the boys' boarding school of a vocational school with a firm hand. Room No. 135 is Pavel, Tonda, Roman, Slavek and especially Olin, nicknamed Koblih, five classmates who, with extraordinary imagination, drive Pistolník crazy with new and new Canadian pranks. Their recessions are only put to an end by the arrival of a new and young teacher, Kamila, who is not affected by their tried and tested tricks. Despite their seemingly carefree life, each of the boys has his own problems, which gradually surface, and so in the avalanche of funny moments, a serious tone is occasionally heard.
Mezi námi kluky

Hockey requires great commitment and even sacrifice from an early age. The thirteen-year-old players of a school hockey team, led by an experienced and perceptive coach, struggle with various problems of their age, from first loves to low self-confidence and disciplinary problems, but in the end they are all consumed by a sense of responsibility. The film touches on the dark side of the demanding sport, but it often acts childishly and simplifies the complex motivations of teenage boys.
Malý velký hokejista

An animal lover father brings home a cuddlesome female chimp named Tereza from his latest around the world and adopts her as a pet...
I Wouldn't Leave Tereza for Any Other Girl

A story of Pepik, an orphaned boy recently adopted by foster family.