Legendary films return to the big screen
January 15–17, 2026
Prague, Světozor Cinema

Legendary films return to the big screen

January 15–17, 2026

Praha,
Světozor Cinema 

Legendary films return to the big screen
January 15–17, 2026
Prague, Světozor Cinema

Legendary films return to the big screen

January 15–17, 2026

Praha,
Světozor Cinema 

About

In the Karlovy Vary film festival’s tradition of presenting digitally restored films and retrospectives, the festival’s organizers have decided to dedicate a separate event to legendary films. Held in Prague, the mini-festival will give films, filmmakers, and actors who made their mark on cinematic history another chance to again meet audiences on the big screen – not only long-time fans who remember the films’ premieres, but first-time viewers as well.
 
The fourth edition of this festival celebrating cinematic legends, held under the auspices of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in collaboration with the National Film Archive, will take place at Prague’s Světozor cinema from 15 to 17 January 2026.

Program

Světozor Cinema

Vodičkova 41 / Praha 1

Thu 15. 1. 2026 / 19:00
The Valley of the Bees
Director: František Vláčil / Czechoslovakia, 1967 / 96 min

A brand new restored version of the historical drama about the young nobleman Ondřej and his fellow knight Armin, who embody the clash between the longing for freedom and the ascetic worship of religious dogma as life’s purpose. Featuring acting legends Petr Čepek and Jan Kačer under the dual direction–screenwriting helm of František Vláčil and Vladimír Körner.

Fri 16. 1. 2026 / 15:00
Stars
Director: Konrad Wolf / NDR, 1959 / 93 min.

The Special Jury Prize at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival went to a powerfully crafted story of forbidden love between a Wehrmacht sergeant and a Jewish schoolteacher in a Bulgarian town in 1943, where Greek Jews awaited deportation to Auschwitz. The digitally restored, gripping psychological study is being presented on the occasion of the Konrad Wolf´s centenary.

Fri 16. 1. 2026 / 18:00
The Sicilian Clan
Director: Henri Verneuil / France, Italy 1969 / 122 min.

The renowned persistence of Commissioner Le Goff (Lino Ventura) is tested once again when the Sicilian clan led by patriarch Vittorio Manalese (Jean Gabin) joins forces with the notorious thief Roger Sartet (Alain Delon), as a display of highly valuable jewels is being prepared in Villa Borghese. Iconic heist film with Ennio Morricone´s score.

Fri 16. 1. 2026 / 20:30
The Chase
Director: Arthur Penn / USA, 1966 / 133 min.

Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, and Robert Redford shine in a gripping crime drama set in a small Texas town, where a prisoner’s escape unleashes a wave of fear and violence. February 2026 marks sixty years since the film’s premiere, in which the creator of Bonnie and Clyde and Little Big Man exposes American small-town mentality in a way that still sends shivers down the spine today.

Sat 17. 1. 2026 / 15:00
The Straight Story
Director: David Lynch / USA, 1999 / 112 min.

Alvin Straight embarks on a 240-mile journey to see his estrenged brother who has just suffered a stroke. Determined to see him despite his own health ailments, Alvin climbs onto his old lawn mower and sets off at a speed of five miles per hour. Tender spiritual odyssey is being presented on the occasion of what would have been the eightieth birthday of the one and only David Lynch.

Sat 17. 1. 2026 / 18:00
Ashes and Diamonds
Director: Andrzej Wajda / Poland, 1958 / 103 min.

Maciej Chełmicki, a member of the Home Army, is tasked shortly after the end of World War II with eliminating a communist leader. One of Andrzej Wajda’s early masterpieces, whose centenary we now mark, tells the story of a man caught between ideals, conscience, and historical events. It immortalized Zbigniew Cybulski (1927–1967), the acting comet nicknamed the “Polish James Dean.”

Sat 17. 1. 2026 / 20:30
Sunset Boulevard
Director: Billy Wilder / USA, 1950 / 110 min.

Seventy-five years after its creation, the iconic satire on Hollywood’s dream factory has received an exclusive digitally restored 4K version. This ultimate noir classic casts light and shadow on the obsessive relationship between aging silent film star Norma Desmond and the young, worldly-wise screenwriter Joe Gillis, who has yet to find success.