This is my all time favorite Czech movie. Unfortunately, I think it would not get the same amount of appreciation by foreign audience - you kinda need to know the historical and cultural context. But I believe that they would still enjoy it, not at the same way and I guess foreign audience would not see the brilliance of this movie.
I love the gradation of this movie, how it starts with silly problems of middle class families (like young love or neighbor's disagreements) and it slowly progresses into serious and tragic topics. The script is brilliant - it is so specific, you don't see these kinds of dialogues in for example US movies. It is hard to explain, but it is spontaneous, so natural, sometimes about unimportant things (which makes the conversation for me real) but still funny and interesting. There are also some of the best Czech actors of the postwar generation. I could go on and on why this movie deserves 10 stars. But see for yourself and you are going to understand (hopefully).
Review of Cosy Dens
