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Closely Observed Trains

Ostre sledované vlaky (Closely Watched Trains)

1966

Jiří Menzel

Václav Neckár, Josef Somr, Vlastimil Brodsky, Vladimír Valenta ...

7.1

2,730

Drama. Comedy 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 ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"The charm of his film is in the quietness and slyness of his earthy comedy, the wonderful finesse of understatements, the wise and humorous understanding of primal sex"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A quiet, charming, very, human film. It comes from Czechoslovakia and isn't pushy like those big American movies (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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