Panelstory or Birth of a Community
1981, Czech. Directed by Věra Chytilová.
A comedy about things big and small
An old man is wandering round a badly signposted and as yet mostly under construction Prague housing estate looking for the high rise block into which he is supposed to be moving with his daughter's family. The old granddad from the countryside likes chatting, nothing escapes his eyes and he wants to give everyone a helping hand.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Panelstory or Birth of a Community is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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Details
- Released
- 25 December 1981
- Original title
- Panelstory aneb Jak se rodí sídliště
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Eva Kačírková, Věra Chytilová
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Panelstory or Birth of a Community runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Panelstory or Birth of a Community is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Panelstory or Birth of a Community?
Panelstory or Birth of a Community (1981) was directed by Věra Chytilová and stars Lukáš Bech, Antonín Vaňha, Eva Kačírková.