Watch Order
0 / 3 watchedThree sixties films in release order.
About Jiri Menzel
Jiri Menzel built Czech New Wave fame with warm ensemble comedies set around stations, summers, and scrap yards. Closely Watched Trains from 1966 follows young Milos at a depot during wartime, mixing first love with resistance duty. Capricious Summer from 1968 follows three friends whose lake season is stirred by a stranger, while Larks on a String from 1969 follows workers and prisoners sorting scrap under party rules.
Watch Trains, then Capricious Summer, then Larks in release order, since light romance craft hardens into satire. The films share no plot, so order tracks tone growth rather than story. Together they show how Menzel used humor and work to probe freedom across three years.
Good to know
Start with Closely Watched Trains, then Capricious Summer, then Larks on a String, since each film adds bite to the same humanist style. All three stand alone, so no recap is needed. Larks was held from release until 1990, so expect a later edge even though it was shot in 1969. The trio forms a tight starter path for classic comedy drama fans, not a full Menzel career run.
