Event date

31 / 07 / 2026 - Friday 19:30

Event venue

Monastery Garden

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Festival Zone

  • Free entry

Open-air cinema: Ball Lightning

This brilliant 1978 situational comedy effortlessly turns the drab reality of the normalization era into an exceptionally clever and entertaining spectacle. Written by the legendary duo Zdeněk Svěrák and Ladislav Smoljak (who also made his directorial debut here alongside Zdeněk Podskalský), the film orchestrates the "greatest relocation in history" – a gigantic twelve-way apartment swap. The logistical chaos, packed with eccentric characters, unexpected complications, and absurd situations, serves as an endless well of iconic, widely quoted lines. A timeless classic that continues to amuse audiences across generations, it shines brightly thanks to a fantastic ensemble cast led by Rudolf Hrušínský, Milada Ježková, and Josef Abrhám.

Monastery Garden

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Open-air cinema: Ball Lightning

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