O věcech nadpřirozených

Drei tolle Erzählungen, jede ist auf ihre eigene Art und Weise einzigartig. Jede hat eine andere Stimmung, aber alle zeichnen sich durch eine hervorragende Besetzung und eine schlagkräftige Pointe aus. Schwer zu sagen, welche mir am meisten gefallen hat. Wenn ich mich aber für eine entscheiden sollte, würde es wahrscheinlich die dritte über den auferstandenen Opa sein, der in einer spannenden Noir-Stimmung Miloš Kopecký verfolgt, welcher ihn erweckt hat. (17.11.2016)

If it was about foreign production, I would explain the absence of the film on our screens by problems with broadcasting rights. The absence of a Czech film of these qualities on TV broadcasting is a bit of a mystery to me. It is rarely replayed, even though it is a decent and not only from a contemporary perspective an above-average matter. The greatest contribution is, of course, quality literary source material by Čapek, but the strong cast and a script unburdened by ideological baggage of the 1950s obviously added a lot to the film as well. Three stories where irony and black humor play an important role. Overall impression: 75%. (29.11.2008)

Three surprisingly good short stories, where the first one is good from the beginning, then it's a bit annoying, the second one is funny thanks to Mr. Marvan and Mr. Nový, although surprisingly it doesn't end as positively as one would think, and well, the last one, the third one, is quite terrifying because of the grandfather and towards the end even horror-like, thanks to Kopecký's theatrical performance. I didn't expect it to be that interesting. (12.01.2015)

An absolutely fabulous Čapek triptych. The retro feel was preserved, and even the plethora of new faces doesn't contradict it. Most of all I admire the middle story with Oldřich Nový and Jaroslav Marvan, who portrayed their art to perfection and especially their experience from the past years. Pešek's first story is also tender and Mild's final story is a solid horror. The only negligible shadow is the repetition of some actors in several stories (Bohdalová, Kopecký...). (08.03.2011)