Ponrepo Cinema is the screening venue of the National Film Archive (NFA), housed in the historic Konvikt complex in central Prague. It screens Czech, Czechoslovak and world films from both film prints and DCP – ranging from classics and experimental works to rarities and silent films accompanied by live music. The programme is complemented by foyer exhibitions, special screenings and book launches. The hall seats 117.
Bartolomějská 11, 110 00 Praha 1
Box office open on screening days only
A masterpiece of Czech cinema about a brigand knight and his family in 13th-century Bohemia. Vláčil's film rhapsody is considered one of the greatest historical films ever made.
Godard's debut "Breathless" is a groundbreaking film that united Belmondo and Godard and introduced director Melville in an acting role. This legendary 1959 film tells the story of a young man preoccupied with death and a girl who lives for the moment.
An American director returns to 1959 Paris and creates a celebration of cinema and youth. Nová vlna is one of the most beautiful films of recent years.
A documentary about the life of RAF pilot Jan Wiener, who fled the Nazis, and his friendship with screenwriter Arnošt Lustig.
Malle's final collaboration with Moreau and Bardot, an anarchist musical set during the Mexican Revolution that blends intellectual playfulness with grand spectacle and enduring wit.
Věra Chytilová's cult 1989 film about how we behave in crisis and what we truly seek in life.
Visconti's final film explores aristocratic life through a troubled marriage, revealing the hypocrisy and hollowness hidden beneath the refined surface of high society.
A classic Czechoslovak comedy about Count Felix Teleke's quest to rescue a missing opera singer from a baron's castle full of strange contraptions.
A poetic film exploring the tension between freedom and fidelity, home and exile, through the lens of complex human relationships and moral dilemmas.
A Belgian film exploring two interwoven stories of passionate romance that blur the line between reality and fiction, where a screenwriter's creative vision and lived experience become mysteriously entangled.
Jiří Menzel's film adaptation of Václav Havel's version of John Gay's classic opera, exploring corruption and the underworld in 1920s Prague.
A film by Michelangelo Frammartino and cinematographer Renato Berta following cavers exploring one of Europe's deepest cave systems in 1961 southern Italy, contrasting industrial progress with primordial nature.
An original animated adaptation of the classic Robinson Crusoe story featuring puppet and flat animation, directed by Stanislav Látal.
A Palme d'Or winner from Cannes, this Romanian drama follows a Norwegian family confronted with an unexpected child protection investigation. Director Cristian Mungiu examines a society where traditional values collide with institutional authority.
A synthesis of the director's artistic vision: a Renaissance scholar and alchemist navigates 16th-century Bruges while facing persecution for his unconventional beliefs.
A new comedy by Jan Svěrak about a group of friends in their later years who embark on an unexpected voyage full of humor and life lessons.
An Estonian film about a young man who leaves the city and travels to Siberia to become a hunter. There he encounters nature, mystical forces, and two women who teach him a new understanding of freedom and responsibility.
Václav Havel's only feature film - a darkly comic portrait of a former chancellor losing power and his place in the world. A sharp, ironic meditation on political decline set entirely in a villa garden.
Five wordless short films for young children about the adventures of small animals and kids. The programme was curated by children aged 4-8.
Director Aung Phyoe's debut about two women in a Burmese textile factory who seek intimacy and connection despite social oppression and exhaustion.
Bresson's psychological drama about a morally superior thief who steals not from need but from conviction. A meditation on the inner world of a man who believes himself above society.
Agnès Varda's landmark 1962 French film follows singer Cleo through two hours of waiting for medical test results. A poetic and experimental play with style and mood that became an icon of the French New Wave.
A 1967 classic by director Antonín Moskalyk about an eighteen-year-old Jewish girl who, after liberation from a concentration camp, attempts to rebuild her life but confronts an unforgiving reality.
François Truffaut's iconic French film about filmmakers and their passion for cinema. The story of a director and his crew during production, where film becomes the center of everything.
An American film about country singer Patsy Cline that explores her personal relationships and dreams through a portrait of quiet melancholy and human complexity.
A classic tale of a girl swept by tornado into the magical land of Oz, where she embarks on an adventure with newfound friends.
A Nordic tale of a girl accused of witchcraft, inspired by a true 17th-century event.
Tsai Ming-liang's revolutionary debut follows young people in nocturnal Taipei, spending time in computer arcades and bars. A stylistically innovative film that reshaped Taiwanese cinema.
A documentary film exploring the life and work of Kateřina Horovitzová, screening at Kino Ponrepo in Prague.
An adaptation of John Fowles' novel about a man who chooses love over social convention. Director Karel Reisz interweaves Victorian England with contemporary London in a single film.
Godard's masterpiece about the clash between idealized antiquity and modern reality, where a European screenwriter and Hollywood producer collide. A tragic tale of money, love, and self-contempt.
An animated film about the adventures of little Nicolas and his friends. Family entertainment for children and adults.
A dark grotesque about commedia dell'arte, where Harlequin's story unfolds on a shopping centre car park. DISK theatre presents a recording of this award-winning play by Josef Doležal.
Edward Yang's classic Taiwanese film about six people whose lives intersect in 1980s Taipei. A tense narrative exploring the search for happiness amid social upheaval.
The film "Transport z ráje" screens at Kino Ponrepo in Prague.
A film about Czech legends and folk tales screening at Kino Ponrepo. Discover traditional stories from Czech cultural heritage.
Jiří Trnka's classic animated film about Czech legends from the arrival of the Czechs to the Lucký War, preceded by a short film about František Palacký.
Norwegian director Anja Breien's intimate psychological drama explores inheritance, family ties, and the complex relationships that emerge when settling the estate of a shipping company owner.
An Icelandic film about a family in a remote town confronting something ancient and mysterious beneath their quiet existence.
A classic 1966 Czech comedy about two girls living life to the fullest in Prague. An iconic film of the Czech New Wave directed by Vera Chytilova.
A Czech comedy about five women navigating life's twists and turns.
Classic film screening of "Diamonds of the Night" at Kino Ponrepo in Prague.
A summer farewell programme of short animated films from Czechoslovak classics to contemporary creators, followed by a hands-on animation workshop for children.
A Czech-Cambodian romantic drama from the 1980s about a Czech physician and Cambodian dancer whose relationship is destroyed by political upheaval and genocide.
Věra Chytilová created a sharp critique of normalization-era society through the stories of residents in a Prague housing estate. This 1979 classic won the Grand Prize at the San Remo festival.
A historical drama by László Nemes about the 1957 Hungarian uprising and the fate of a young Jewish boy, Andor, during communist terror.
A cult Czech comedy from 1990 by director Tomáš Vorel, subtitled "a musical of the totalitarian age", which became an icon of the 1980s generation of filmmakers.
An experimental performance with 16mm projectors and live accompaniment that explores layered memories of silver-mining sites in South America through archival Super8 films.
A classic Czech film adaptation of Fuks's novel about a power-obsessed bureaucrat. Digitally restored grotesque horror study from 1969.
A landmark of 1930s Czechoslovak silent cinema by director Gustav Machatý, telling a passionate story of a country girl. An exceptional work distinguished by modernist form, evocative cinematography, and dynamic editing.
Award-winning East German film about two actors and their fates during the Nazi era and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
A documentary portrait of the iconic Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles through the stories of its residents and visitors.
An East German film from 1974 about the love of two young people in divided Berlin. Director Ulrich Plenzdorf and star Angelika Domröse created an original story that transcends socialist cinema stereotypes.
The final film by Czechoslovak New Wave director Evald Schorm explores the relationship between a widowed mother and her adult daughter. An intimate psychological drama about family bonds and unspoken tensions.
A summer adventure of four siblings who rent a sailboat and camp on an island, where they encounter a mysterious territory and a treasure hunt. An adaptation of Arthur Ransome's classic novel.
Jaromil Jireš's acclaimed film adaptation of Kundera's debut novel explores human powerlessness amid Stalinist repression, using innovative narrative techniques to weave past and present.
A 1963 German comedy by Kurt Hoffmann starring a young Czech actress. A lighthearted summer romance based on Kurt Tucholsky's novel.
A surrealist provocation about two young women rejecting morality, this 1967 Věra Chytilová masterpiece sparked political controversy and showcased bold cinematography by Jaroslav Kučera.
Ivan Balada's 1990 feature debut inspired by Chekhov — a naturalistic allegory of occupied Czechoslovakia about a doctor losing his mind in a decaying hospital.
A modern fairy tale about two young people searching for the Philosopher's Stone and discovering love. Director Jan Němec's film interweaves contemporary Czechia with the history of Washington and alchemical mysteries.
A Senegalese drama about rural-to-urban migration that offers some hope for a better life while condemning others to loneliness and poverty.
A surrealist film based on Vítězslav Nezval's work follows a week in the life of a girl coming of age, where reality intertwines with dream and fantasy filled with mystery, love, and danger.
A West German-Czechoslovak film from 1965 about life in Prague's Jewish Quarter during Nazi occupation, shot at Barrandov with an acclaimed cast and awarded at the German Film Awards.
A Czechoslovak film about a church sexton who impersonates a priest and wins the trust of a village. A story of love, deception, and spiritual longing.