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The Elementary School

Play trailer Poster for The Elementary School 1991,  1h 40m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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In postwar Czechoslovakia, two young boys are in awe of an alleged war hero who has become their school's new teacher.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
2/4
[The Elementary School] a warm-hearted movie, and it has its moments of comic inspiration, but it's too rambling and unwound. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 19, 2005
3/5
Walter Chaw Film Freak Central Jul 2, 2003
3/5
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Draco R Apr 30, 2017 This nominee for Best Foreign Language Academy Award is a recollection of the director's bittersweet childhood memories in rural Czechoslovakia during the years after the defeat of Nazis and before the dark days of totalitarian Communist rule. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Jan Sverák

Director

Jan Tríska

Igor Hnizdo

Zdenek Sverák

Fanous Soucek, Eda's father

Libuse Safránková

Mrs. Souckova

Rudolf Hrusínský

Schoolmaster

Daniela Kolárová

Maxová, teacher

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The Elementary School

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Movie Info

Synopsis In postwar Czechoslovakia, two young boys are in awe of an alleged war hero who has become their school's new teacher.
Director
Jan Sverák
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Czech
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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