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Closely Observed Trains [Region 2] - Region 2 DVD

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Hidden Treasures (173 items)
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Published 9 years, 7 months ago 3 comments

Description: U U Jiri Menzel's funny, tragic 1966 film, set during the years of Germany's occupation of Czechoslovakia, may be admired today more out of nostalgia than anything, but in fact it holds up very well as a wry satire from the years of the Czech New Wave. Vaclav Neckar stars as an unambitious youth whose chief preoccupation is a wish for sex, but who secondarily sees the draw of joining the organized Resistance movement. The latter, however, would require energy and focus, and Neckar's character--who does as little work as possible as an apprentice railway platform guard--prefers the inertia of his small-town depot. Spending his ... (more)
Manufacturer: Arrow Film Distributors Ltd.
Release date: 23 February 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5027035002958 UPC: 502703500257
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