Open-air cinema: Secluded, Near Woods

This timeless 1976 vacation tragicomedy brilliantly captures the Czech phenomenon of weekend cottage culture. Written by the legendary screenwriting duo Zdeněk Svěrák and Ladislav Smoljak and directed by Jiří Menzel, the film thrives on the humorous yet touching clash between urban and rural worlds. The story of a Prague family yearning for their own countryside sanctuary and a peculiar old villager offers plenty of iconic, widely quoted moments, alongside a subtle humanistic undertone. A summer classic filled with superb acting performances by Josef Kemr, Zdeněk Svěrák, and Daniela Kolářová, it has lost none of its wit or poetry.