Closely Watched Trains 1966 123movies

Watch: Ostře sledované vlaky 1966 123movies, Full Movie Online – A young man follows his father’s footsteps and joins the railway company, where he learns the job and has his first affair. Set in the country, during the German occupation..
Plot: 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.
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	7.6/10 Votes: 12,895
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	N/A Votes: 178 Popularity: 7.496 | TMDB

Reviews:

It made me choose my profession
I saw this film at film-school. Ever since, I have rated this film as one of the very best, its beauty, seriousness, sensualism and cinematography. It is all black and white, but so full of life. I am myself a cinematographer today.

Try to watch it.

A lovely little gem
Closely Watched Trains is a petite film that is incredibly and darkly amusing, chronicling the sexual coming of age of an apprentice stationmaster–or something like that. The fact is I watched the movie about two years ago.

What I remember are wild oscillations from bright humor to dark (unless, of course, I’m supposed to think the boy’s suicide attempt resulting from failed coitus is serious) and one of the most erotic moments in cinematic history–the worldly stationmaster stamping the buttocks of his conquest. The scene is utterly strange but entirely sensual; it’s also completely at odds with what the general population finds sexy. And yet it’s among the sexiest things I’ve ever encountered–right up there with Barbara Stanwyck fondling Henry Fonda’s head in The Lady Eve.

I also remember that this isn’t just about sexual awakening. The subtext of political subversion clearly transforms the film from a European version of Porky’s or American Pie. Could it all be an allegory? Could the boy be the new Czechoslovakia? Could he, as an individual who, once he achieves his goal, dies from his newfound maturity, represent this Eastern Bloc nation? Could the older workers at the station reflect the country’s history? Probably, but I wouldn’t count on it. And, frankly, it doesn’t matter if they do. The film works well enough without allegory and the subplot of political subversion lends an element of seriousness to an otherwise humorous movie. In other words, it’s not all comedy, and that’s as it should be.

Closely Watched Trains is a great movie and one you should seek out. It’s the type of foreign film that connoisseurs and laypeople alike will enjoy. It’s like My Life as a Dog or All About My Mother–a crowd pleaser without being facile.

Other Information:

Original Language cs
Runtime 1 hr 32 min (92 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director Jirí Menzel
Writer Bohumil Hrabal, Jirí Menzel
Actors Václav Neckár, Josef Somr, Vlastimil Brodský
Country Czechoslovakia
Awards Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 7 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1, 1.66 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process N/A
Printed Film Format 35 mm