Czech Castles and Palaces
The film begins with shots of the castles of Bezděz, Točník and Karlštejn. In a restaurant at Karlštejn the guests remind Hašler that he is performing at the Varieté club. Hašler misses the train so he starts walking along the main road in the hope of getting a lift. In despair he forces a car to stop and makes the chauffeur to drive backwards to Prague. They stop at the wharf but, because he misses the steamboat , he uses a motorboat. The rest of the journey is spent on a tram. Hašler then quickly changes his clothes in his flat he reaches the Varieté club across the rooftops.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | České hrady a zámky |
| Year | 1916 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Director | Karel Hašler |
| Runtime | 8 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.5/10 (2 votes) |
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The silent short constructs its comedy from an absurd chain of transportation failures, turning a simple delay into an epic journey. It relies on the contrast between majestic castle shots and the frantic urban race, painting a grotesque portrait of panic-induced haste.
What lingers after viewing is a cascade of eccentric situations where desperation breeds the most unexpected solutions, and the final rooftop dash crowns this visual anecdote about humanity's eternal race against time. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Karel Hašler
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Watch by day as a light, charming sketch from the silent film era.
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