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Closely Watched Trains (1966)

Original title: Ostře sledované vlaky

1966-11-18 · 1h 33m · CS
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All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.

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.

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Jiří MenzelDirector

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Václav NeckářVáclav NeckářTrainee Milos HrmaJosef SomrJosef SomrTrain dispatcher HubickaVlastimil BrodskýVlastimil BrodskýCounselor ZednicekVladimír ValentaVladimír ValentaStationmaster MaxAlois VachekAlois VachekNovakFerdinand KrůtaFerdinand KrůtaMasa's Uncle NonemanJitka ScoffinJitka ScoffinConducteress MasaJitka ZelenohorskáJitka ZelenohorskáZdenkaNaďa UrbánkováNaďa UrbánkováVictoria FreieKvěta FialováKvěta FialováThe countessPavla MaršálkováPavla MaršálkováMutterMilada JežkováMilada JežkováZdenka's mother

Keywords

Based on novel or bookWorld war iiComing of ageSexual awakeningRailroadCzech new waveCzech resistance

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · WarTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · World War Ii · Coming Of AgeDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityWar · World War IiDirector preference348849Actor preference382922 · 348849 · 348848

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What is Closely Watched Trains about?

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.

How long is Closely Watched Trains?

Closely Watched Trains has a runtime of 93 minutes.

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