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1. • • The "Closely Watched Trains" are those that are carrying supplies to the German army in and through occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. That is why they are closely watched--so that they run on time.
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   What is the movie Closely Watched Trains about?

   • Winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar in 1968, Czech New Wave stalwart Jiří Menzel’s Closely Watched Trains gracefully depicts the obliviousness with which some people navigate political calamity.

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   • Sign in to vote. The "Closely Watched Trains" are those that are carrying supplies to the German army in and through occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. That is why they are closely watched--so that they run on time.

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   Why should I Watch 'Closely Watched Trains' again?

   • The reason to watch "Closely watched trains" again was the death of Jiri Menzel in september 2020. Jiri Menzel was part of the Czech new wave in the early '60s, of which Milos Forman was the main protagonist. The films of the directors of this movement were often not explicit political, but implicit they were socially critical nonetheless.

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   When was 'Closely Watched Trains' made?

   • Made in 1966, when some Czechs were clearly already looking ahead to 1968's Prague Spring, the film slyly uses the Nazis as a stand-in for the Soviets. As proof of this, and the Hollywood establishment's anti-Communist bent in the late 60s, 'Closely Watched Trains' won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968.

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   Closely Watched Trains (Czech: Ostře Sledované Vlaky) is a 1966 Czechoslovakian New Wave coming-of-age comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel and is one of the best-known films of the Czechoslovak New Wave. It was released in the United Kingdom as Closely Observed Trains.

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   Wry and tender, Academy Award™-winning Closely Watched Trains is a masterpiece of human observation and one of the best-loved films of the Czech New Wave. At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity.

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   In a small town still occupied by the Germans as World War II's tide is turning toward the Allies, apprentice train-watcher Milos (Václav Neckár) is oblivious to the war. Instead, he is...

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   • Actors: Václav Neckár

   • Director: Jirí Menzel
   • Produce Company: Filmové Studio Barrandov

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   A young apprentice railroader fails to make love with a conductress and tries to kill himself. He becomes a hero by blowing up a Nazi ammunition train after finding a new lover.

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   Jun 20, 2018 · Closely Watched Trains (Ostre sledovane vlaky) 1966 - YouTube. Souvik Datta. 116 subscribers. Subscribed. 601. 79K views 5 years ago. A bumbling railroad dispatcher joins the resistance in...

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    Watch the Academy Award-winning film by Jiri Menzel, set in a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia. Follow the sexual awakening and self-discovery of a young man amid war and resistance.

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    Mar 11, 2021 · Ostře sledované vlaky (1966) EN - Closely Watched Trains - YouTube. Czech and Slovak Movies with English Subtitles. 4.78K subscribers. 819. 60K views 3 years ago. A Czechoslovak film directed...

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