The River of Magic / Young Years - DVD

The river is magic
CŘ, 1945, 90min., b&w
they're playing: Frantisek Hanus, Růžena Šlemrová, Evelyna Kinsky, Svatopluk Benes, František Vnouček, Karel Dostal, Meda Valentova, Jaroslav Marvan, Jindřich Plachta, Rudolf Deyl, Eman Fiala

An aging man loses his zest for life because of his domineering wife. Returning to his native region around the Sázava River changes him so much that he decides to try again. He gets miraculously younger and starts enjoying the joys of life.

Young years
Czech Republic, 1952, 98 min., b&w
They play: Eduard Cupák, Natasha Tanská, Karel Jelinek, Jaroslav Vojta, Jarmila Kurandová, Milan Veit, Radovan Lukavsky, Zdenek Stepanek, Karel Höger, František Filipovský

Alois Jirásek had a distinct opinion on the history of the Czech nation even as a student. When he started as a substitute in Litomyšl, he had written a number of poems and a book called Skaláci. The town's royalty awaits his arrival enthusiastically, but when they find out how annoying his empty patriotism is, they suddenly dislike him. The district governor is trying to remove Jirásek from the school and the town.

Bonuses:
• historian's word, photographs, biography and filmography
• contemporary documentation, festivals and awards
• Interviews