Closely watched trains (Criterion Collection)

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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. wry and tender, academy award-winning closely watched trains is a masterpiece of human observation and one of the best-loved films of the czech new wave.