‘Ecce Homo Homolka’ movie review: Quintessential Czech comedy still delights after more than 50 years

‘Ecce Homo Homolka’ movie review: Quintessential Czech comedy still delights after more than 50 years

NOW STREAMING ON: The lives of ordinary Czechs surviving under the thumb of Soviet oppression were never as pointedly—and hilariously—depicted as in Ecce Homo Homolka (sometimes translated as Behold Homolka), which was presented in a newly restored version at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. While this quintessential Czech comedy may hold limited appeal for general international audiences, the unique droll comedy still pack…