The absurdist fun resonates strongly in the memory.
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11/15/09
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:14
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: The 1966 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film, "Closely Watched Trains" is a charming look at the life a young train conductor during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. He is ineptly... [More]
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03/26/09
Top CriticAn engaging, dry satire on the the pitfalls of laziness while doubling as a character study.
01/19/09
A note-perfect dissection of how male sexual solipsism and the world at large intersect.
09/22/08
Menzel's lyrical tragicomedy, which won the foreign-language Oscar, marks the end of creative freedom; it could not have been made after the Russian invasion of 1968.
06/22/07
Fine, character driven drama directed by Menzel.
05/25/07
Never letting one quite forget we're in German-occupied Czechoslovakia and bad things are bound to happen.
02/12/07
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06/24/06
Top CriticMeznel's greatest work, and indeed the pinnacle of all Czech New Wave films.
05/06/06
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10/23/04
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05/14/04
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02/05/04
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08/22/03
Filmed in minimalist style, it's far more interesting visually than most cluttered and clunky modern Hollywood fare
06/28/02
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