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CZECH REPUBLIC · 1966
Closely Watched Trains
Jiří Menzel
Synopsis
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.
Cinematic DNA
This Czech New Wave film, which won the Oscar, is about a young man working at a train station during World War II who is trying to lose his virginity. It's got the melancholy, the deadpan, the humor, and it's a very beautiful movie. It's one of my favorites, and a definite influence.
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This Film Influenced
→ The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Films with Similar Themes
coming-of-age · sexual awakening · world war ii occupation · railway station setting · resistance movement
