The Round-Up (1966) is really good… 8/10
Do the films of Jan Švankmajer count? I haven’t seen any of his feature-length work but his animated short films are strikingly good. His influence on the likes of Terry Gilliam and Don Hertzfeldt is obvious.
Sure, why not? I saw a co-production yesterday, “90 Degrees In The Shade” which takes place in Eastern Europe, but its all in English, some probably dubbed.
I liked “Black Cat, White Cat,” but it’s been a long time since I’ve seen it.
Howzabout Who Wants to Kill Jessie? That one was pretty worthwhile, IMHO.
My earlier mention of him wasn’t discounted, so I would assume so. 
Adoption (1975)
Did you see “The Edukators”? It is similar, and I think even better. Same star, too, (Daniel Bruhl?).
I just saw “The Red and the White” - 7.5/10, fine movie. My only problem was not knowing all the sides, because I’m reading subtitles, and there’s the pro and anti-Bolsheviks, and then you add Hungarians, and both sides speak the other language at times. It was a personal war movie. It seems like most of the movies that take place over 100 years ago spend too much effort emphasizing the dress, costumes, speech. And then I think “This was made about 10 years after the USSR invaded Hungary”.
Back to mention Peter Solan’s Boxer a smrt (The Boxer and Death)(1963) which I found out today was restored by the Slovak Film Institute in 2016. I also see Wajda’s Man of… films were mentioned, but at least 3 more deserve a shout out: Kanal (1957), Ashes and Diamonds (1958), and Innocent Sorcerers (1960).
These all appear on this list, which is rather decent as far as controversy-stirring lists go, especially as you’ve asked for older films. Generally it takes years to identify film diamonds, but this is especially the case for underappreciated Eastern Europe. Much easier to dismiss with jokes than to learn anything about.
I highly recommend “Yesterday Girl”… Entire movie link down below
I assume that’s shorthand for the old message: “This video is not available in your country.”
One of these days, I must learn how to use VPN. :o
Just a quick synopsis: Its the true story of a Polish doctor caring for Jewish kids during the Holocaust who chose to go to the gas chamber with them rather than abandon them.