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  • Closely Observed Trains (1966)
    Review preview for Closely Observed Trains

    This film's message of smaller personal concerns being swamped by greater political ones is still touching.

    Andrea Mullaney · 3 out of 5
    A young Czech railway worker thinks of nothing but sex during the Nazi occupation.
  • Of Parents And Children (2008)
    Review preview for Of Parents And Children

    Brims with charming performances and nuanced observations, but these alone are not enough to prevent it from seeming to last an epoch.

    Anton Bitel · 2.5 out of 5
    A retired scientist and his adult son reflect on life during their regular walk around the outskirts of Prague.

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