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'''''Closely Watched Trains''''', or ''Ostře sledované vlaky'', is a 1966 Czech film by Jiří Menzel, based on a 1965 novel by Bohumil Hrabal. It has won several international awards, including
▲Closely Watched Trains, or Ostře sledované vlaky, is a 1966 Czech film by Jiří Menzel. It has won several international awards, including an Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1967. It merges a typical [[Coming of Age Story]] with large amounts of humor and a somewhat uncommon war story.
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* [[Benevolent Boss]]: The station master, even with his [[Grumpy Old Man]] antics.
* [[The Casanova]]: Hubička is remarkably
* [[Coming of Age Story]]: For Milos. Implies [[Character Development]].
* [[Hypocritical
* [[Interrupted Suicide]]: Milos attempts suicide after the
* [[La Résistance]]: The partisans, although we don't see much of them.
* [[The Loins Sleep Tonight]]: After going through [[Moment Killer]] after [[Moment Killer]], Milos and Masa get [[Their First Time|some time together]], but Milos is [[Jizz in My Pants|somewhat oversensitive]], so things don't go anywhere.
* [[Married to
* [[Mrs. Robinson]]: Played with. Milos is looking for one, but is unsuccessful until Viktoria turns up.
* [[Naive Newcomer]]: The film starts with Milos getting ready for his first day at the station.
* [[Official Couple]]: Milos and Masa.
* [[Pre
* [[Second World War]]: The setting. In particular, the people from the train station are required to [[Title Drop|closely watch the trains]] to prevent partisan attacks.
* [[Sex
* [[Sexy Secretary]]: The telegraphist.
* [[Think Unsexy Thoughts]]: What Dr. Brabec proposes Milos to deal with his premature ejaculation problems.
* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: It plays in occupied Czechoslovakia, so this is a given. Councilor Zednicek is a [[Les Collaborateurs|
* [[
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