Closely Watched Trains (1966)

At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, War

What to watch after Closely Watched Trains

• The Tin Drum (1979) — Same subject: world war ii, coming of age
• My Sweet Little Village (1985) — Jiří Menzel directed both
• Train of Life (1998) — Same subject: world war ii
• I Served the King of England (2006) — Same subject: world war ii
• Loves of a Blonde (1965) — Same subject: czech new wave
• Gloomy Sunday (1999) — Same feel: melancholy, thought-provoking