Vlastimil Harapes

Mikolás (Frantisek Velecký) and his brother Adam (Ivan Palúch) rob travellers for their tyrranical father Kozlík (Josef Kemr). During one of their "jobs" they end up with a young German hostage whose father escapes to return news of the kidnapping and robbery to the King... (imdb)

A more horrific and gloomy version of The Beauty and the Beast. Julie is a bankrupt merchant's daughter who as the only one of the three daughters chooses to save her father's life by going to the Haunted Wood's Castle where she meets Netvor. He wants to kill her, but her beauty prevents him from that. Although she is forbidden to see him she starts to love him and the love rescues him from his curse. (imdb)

Discovering a mess and a lone earring at his remote cottage, rich philanderer Aksman (Jiri Bartoska, real-life head of the Karlovy Vary fest) begins to suspect son Artur (David Kraus) is involved in the disappearance and murder of dancer Marika (Barbora Seidlova). Meanwhile, a police task force led by determined Hrazdira (Martin Stropnicky) uncovers parents shielding kids who participated in a sex party that led to the killing. (variety.com)

The young married couple - photographer Marie and civil engineering student Petr - live in a cozy attic flat with their four-year-old daughter Maruska. Petr sometimes goes out for a beer with other students and one night brings a couple of them - hungry and loud - back home with him in the early morning hours, much to Marie's discontent. But the two young people have a strong and loving relationship and when Maruska suddenly falls ill they are very distressed. (NFA.cz)

A 12 year old Parisian girl takes piano lessons from composer Georges Bizet and becomes captivated by his story of the gypsy Carmen. (imdb)