Czech Tidbit I

Ok so, it's still snowing and my homework is all done and there isn't much for me to do, while everyone is still gone on the ski trip. I really don't feel like getting soaked in the snow, so I decided to start a new little post I'll do once in a while called "Czech Tidbit". Basically I'll post something interesting about the Czech Republic and it will not only educate me, but all my devoted readers.

Ok, so before I came to study in the Czech Republic, I took a class called, Czech for Travelers. In the class we learned basic Czech phrases and the culture of the Czech nation. As for tests, we didn't have any, instead we watched a movie at midterm and at finalterm and wrote papers about it. The movies were subtitled and they were really interesting (these are the first foreign film I have ever seen). The two movies that we watched are: Koyla (which one an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1996) and Up and Down (which won five Czech Lion Awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress). I highly recommend Koyla, it's a really good film. The second movie was very different, and I did like, but most people might find it unusual, and ends abruptly.

While doing a little research about Czech films, I found out that there has been many "foreign films" filmed in the Czech Republic. I examined the list of movies and found out that many of the movies, not only have I seen, but own as well. Who would have known?

Movies Filmed in the Czech Republic

A Sound of Thunder (2005)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Barrandov Studios

Everything is Illuminated (2005)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Oliver Twist (2005)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Beroun, ®atec

The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Barrandov Studios, Ledeč nad Sázavou, Kutná Hora, Křivoklát Castle, Kačina Castle, Kost Castle

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (2005)
Czech Republic: planned filming location

Tristan & Isolde (2005)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2004)
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague

Chasing Liberty (2004)
Czech Republic filming locations: Charles Bridge, National Museum, other Prague locations

Euro Trip (2004)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Hellboy (2004)
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague

The Prince and Me (2004)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague and some castles

Van Helsing (2004)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Shanghai Knights (2003)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Karlovy Vary, Kutná Hora, Hluboká Castle

Underworld (2003)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Bad Company (2002)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Blade II (2002)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

The Bourne Identity (2002)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague
Notes: Prague is passed off as Zurich in scenes at the beginning of the movie.

Hart's War (2002)
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague, Milovice, Zvoloněves
Notes: Until 1991, the town of Milovice was used as a training camp for the Soviet Army during the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia, and served the same purpose for a good part of the 20th century (a training camp for the Austrian Army was set up there as early as 1904). The train attack was filmed in Zvoloněves.

XXX (2002)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague
Notes: This film is one of the few foreign movies in which Prague is really supposed to be Prague and not another European city. Many scenes were filmed at various locations around the city, such as the Old Town Square, Hradčanské náměstí, and Prague bridges.

The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Dobříą, Lednice, Valtice, Kutná Hora (St. Barbara's Cathedral)

From Hell (2001)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

A Knight's Tale (2001)
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic

Spy Game (2001)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Canone inverso - Making Love (2000)
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague, Mariánské Lázně
Notes: Locations used in this film include the Tyl Theatre, Charles Bridge, the Main Train

Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague, Kutná Hora

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Czech Republic filming locations: Bruntál, Rázová

Die Hard Dracula (1998)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Ústí nad Labem

Les Misérables (1998)
Czech Republic filming locations: Kutná Hora, Vrbno, ®atec, Prague
Notes: This movie was filmed mostly in the towns of Kutná Hora, Vrbno, and ®atec. Prague locations include the Trója Chateau and Hradčanské náměstí.

Mission: Impossible (1996)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague
Notes: The first part of the movie takes place in Prague and has some great scenes on Charles Bridge, off of which one of the main characters falls, and on Kampa Island. The National Museum on Wencelas Square passes for the U.S Embassy and is where the party took place. Max's headquarters is in the Grand Hotel Europa.

Underground (1995)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Immortal Beloved (1994)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Kroměříľ

The Trial (1993)
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague

Kafka (1991)
Filmed entirely in the Czech Republic: Prague
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague

Amadeus (1984)
Czech Republic filming locations: Prague, Kroměříľ

So next time you see one of these movies, look for scenes that look familar from my blog! (Wow this was a big post, but hey there are a bunch of movies that have been filmed here!)
Ahoj!