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Summary for: This week's guide to English-friendly Czech cinema and streaming🇬🇧 This Week's English-Friendly Screenings
Mamoru Oshii’s masterpiece Angel’s Egg returns to Prague cinemas in a stunning new 4K restoration, including a screening with English subtitles at Edison Filmhub on March 17. The 1985 cult classic follows a young girl protecting a mysterious egg through a dystopian city, blending surreal imagery with haunting philosophical themes.
The Prague Reporter says that “those willing to surrender to its imagery and symbolism will find a film of rare beauty and depth,” emphasizing its ethereal atmosphere and striking visuals. Keep an eye out for additional English-friendly screenings in local cinemas.
- Through March 19: The One World film festival presents human-rights-themed films across 10 Prague cinemas; most screenings are English-friendly.
- March 16: Czech-Danish Oscar nominee Mr. Nobody Against Putin plays with English subtitles at Kino Atlas.
- March 16: The Keanu Reeves action-horror classic Constantine plays as part of Kino Aero's Legends series.
- March 17: Jafar Panahi's Cannes-winning It Was Just an Accident plays with English subtitles at Kino Aero.
- March 20: Edison Filmhub will host the British Council's Five Films for Freedom, screening five LGBTQIA+ short films entirely free of charge.
- March 20: The excellent political satire Two Prosecutors screens with English subtitles at Kino Světozor.
- March 20-22: Brazilian Oscar nominee The Secret Agent plays with English subtitles at Kino Světozor.
- March 21-22: Paolo Sorrentino's Grace (La grazia), starring Toni Servillo as a fictional Italian president, plays with English subtitles at Kino Světozor.
🍿 New wide releases
🇨🇿 Czech Cinema Spotlight
Fresh off winning Czech Lion Awards for Best Documentary, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing, Better Go Mad in the Wild is now streaming. Directed by Miro Remo, the film follows twin brothers Ondřej and František Klišík living in seclusion in the Šumava forests, blending intimate observation with strikingly composed cinematography.
The Prague Reporter called it “a whimsical yet deeply human portrait of coexistence with nature” that captures “both the ordinary rhythms and peculiar flourishes of the brothers’ lives.” Better Go Mad in the Wild is now available to watch with English subtitles on HBO Max.
📺 The Streaming Watchlist
- All eight episodes of the first season of Scarpetta, a new crime series with Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis, are now streaming on Prime Video.
- The second season of Netflix's hit anime adaptation One Piece has released, with all eight episodes now available.
- The seventh season of romance-drama Virgin River has dropped on Netflix, with all 10 episodes now streaming.
- A real-life Succession unfolds in Dynasty: The Murdochs, a new docuseries charting Rupert Murdoch's media empire now streaming on Netflix.
- Abuse and manipulation at a yoga school are uncovered in Twisted Yoga, now streaming on Apple TV+.
- The acclaimed documentarian investigates male influencers in Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, now streaming on Netflix.
🎞️ The Throwback
Waves returns for a special English-subtitled screening at Kino Aero on March 19 as part of the Some Like It Czech series, followed by a Q&A with director Jiří Mádl. The 2024 period drama recounts the final months of the Prague Spring through the eyes of journalists at Czechoslovak Radio, blending historical detail with tense, human storytelling.
"The real-life underpinnings shine through, especially during a thrilling climax as Soviet tanks roll through Prague," writes The Prague Reporter. Waves is also streaming with English subtitles on KVIFF.TV and Netflix.
