Ostre Sledovane Vlaky/Closely Observed trains - (English Subtitles)

1968 Oscar - Best Foreign Language Film
based on the novel by Bohumil Hrabal

The central character is a shy young clerk with a love life he can't manage but otherwise no other serious problems. But the triumph of the film is to show us that our petty destinies are inextricably linked to bigger events outside our lives and that we can never escape them.

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• observed
• trains
• ostre
• sledovane
• vlaky
• jiri
• menzel
• czechoslovakia
• cesky
• film
• Bohumil
• Hrabal
• subtitles
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• neckar

[vivienmerchant]

A marvellous film- closely observed life- with an irrepressible sense of freedom, joy and life - and this in the Prague Spring!

[CZcommandos]

daddy Vilem ,when Germans army overstep in March 1939 our outline and drove to Prague ,one and only our daddy went affront Nazis tanks as the hypnotist ... he has outreach hands and said : turn to Germany... and actually the tanks were stayed on the place,hereafter 1 st tank get started , cut of my daddy head and for Germans army was lane pure. SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH ;-)

[MilosHrma]

@CZcommandos Thanks a lot! One of the best parts of the book as well; and like it, both hilarious and tragic, relevant and light. Mr. Hrabal was a genious indeed.

[jerkwallace]

Um, where are the subtitles?