Closely Watched Trains
“All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.”
7.2
Rating
(255 votes)
1h 33m
Runtime
1966
Released
3
Popularity
Overview
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.
Status
Released
Original Title
Ostře sledované vlaky
Release Date
1966-11-18
Languages
Czech, German
Directors
Writers
Jiří MenzelScreenplay
Bohumil HrabalScreenplay
