Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Jan Amos Comenius (1983)

Jan Amos Comenius poster
Original title
Putování Jana Amose
Directed by
Otakar Vávra
Genre
drama film, biographical film, historical film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the life of John Amos Comenius, a Czech philosopher and educator. It shows his work to reform teaching and his travels across Europe.

historicaldramaticeducationalmelancholiccontemplativeearnestslow-pacedepisodic

What happens

Jan Amos Comenius Czech: Putování Jana Amose, literally The Wanderings of Jan Amos) is a 1983 Czechoslovak historical film directed by Otakar Vávra. It tells the story of John Amos Comenius, a Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologian who is considered the father of modern education. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?