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.
Directed by Jiří Menzel
based on novel or book
world war ii
coming of age
railroad
sexual awakening
czech new wave
czech resistance
Rank
#13 in 1966·#1383 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Václav Neckář
Trainee Milos Hrma
Libuše Havelková
Max's wife
Josef Somr
Train dispatcher Hubicka
Jitka Zelenohorská
Zdenka
Vlastimil Brodský
Counselor Zednicek
Květa Fialová
The countess
Naďa Urbánková
Victoria Freie
Jiří Menzel
Dr. Brabec
Jiří Kodet
František Husák
Jiří Hálek
Miloslav Homola
Crew
Jiří Menzel
Director
Jiří Menzel
Screenplay
Bohumil Hrabal
Screenplay
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer
Bohumil Hrabal
Novel
Popular Reviews
103 reviews
danny
8.3★ · 09/14/23
love a movie where everyone is unabashedly horny. dude tried to kill himself because he fumbled a girl he just like me fr
love a movie where everyone is unabashedly horny. dude tried to kill himself because he fumbled a girl he just like me fr
Matchbouzelouf
6.0★ · 05/12/26
Docteur: tu t'es ouvert les veines et t'as tenté de te s* , c'est parce que t'as de l'ejaculation preacox et que tu dois tromper ta copine avec une milf pour soigner ça. Mdrrrr d'accord
La fin est spectaculaire par contre
Docteur: tu t'es ouvert les veines et t'as tenté de te s* , c'est parce que t'as de l'ejaculation preacox et que tu dois tromper ta copine avec une milf pour soigner ça. Mdrrrr d'accord
La fin est spectaculaire par contre
Lucas Ernstberger
8.0★ · 03/22/26
Criterion Challenge 2026: Must see Criterion released films as featured on Danny Peary’s “Guide for the Film Fanatic” (1986)
Nazi resistance sex comedy in a style that closely resembles Wes Anderson’s. It was magnificent.
🛁🚂💣🎞️🛋️
Criterion Challenge 2026: Must see Criterion released films as featured on Danny Peary’s “Guide for the Film Fanatic” (1986)
Nazi resistance sex comedy in a style that closely resembles Wes Anderson’s. It was magnificent.
🛁🚂💣🎞️🛋️
YoavbergelPRO
10.0★ · 03/07/26
Picked up a dvd in prague and its a really a great watch and areally beautiful film and a great way to czech new wave cinema
Picked up a dvd in prague and its a really a great watch and areally beautiful film and a great way to czech new wave cinema
Beisa Šabić
“My grandpa Vilém was a hypnotist. Everyone in town thought it was just a scheme to bum his way through life.”
“My grandpa Vilém was a hypnotist. Everyone in town thought it was just a scheme to bum his way through life.”
