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The End of Old Times (1989)

The End of Old Times poster
Original title
Konec starých časů
Directed by
Jiří Menzel
Genre
comedy film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
U
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In post-war Czechoslovakia, a charismatic nobleman returns to his former estate and disrupts the lives of the local elite. The film observes the clash between old aristocratic values and the new communist order.

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What happens

The End of Old Times (Czech: Konec starých časů) is a 1989 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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