Alexander Pallós

Animated film composed of three short separate parts. In one we watch the struggle of matches with a teapot. The matches will be helped by a candle and the matches will thank her very interestingly for disposing of the teapot. In the next story, we follow the story of a little weather pencil and a little knife who falls in love with her. But the knife is unlucky, and so in the end we see how the pencil turns out when instead of a knife he uses the services of a grater. The last story presents the relationship of clothes and irons. As in the previous cases, "gratitude for help"again comes into play. I'll keep the points of the individual parts for myself, so that you have something to watch if you're lucky enough to get to these films.

The folktale about Bloody Lady Bathory, doomed to bathe in the blood of young girls in order to be forever youthful herself

A satire on the dangers of overly-oppressive child-rearing.

There is a cinema in town. Masses of film-eager moviegoers are queuing in front of it. The cinema screens slapstick comedies, westerns, horror films and even some arthouse erotica. But when the local audience has had enough of traditional films, the door is open to an alternative lineup.

A segunda e, infelizmente, a última longa-metragem feita por um talento único entre cineastas eslovacos, Elo Havetta, é uma das imagens mais originais da cinematografia eslovaca. O filme foi concebido como uma paráfrase da prosa de Vincent Šikula, os episódios trágicos de que o guionista Lubor Dohnal e Havetta compuseram numa história dramática. As personagens principais são veteranos da Primeira Guerra Mundial que voltam para casa. E enquanto eles sentem a necessidade de encontrar uma casa e se acalmar, eles também são impulsionados por uma paixão pela vida livre de um vagabundo.

This animated slapstick is set on a chessboard. Kubal’s film is an allegory on society without freedom in which our every step is governed by strict rules and “kings and queens” who prevent us from disobeying the clear rules of the game.

Tom Thumb wants to help his parents, but he’s so tiny that he’s not much help to them. Determined to fix this, he decides to go search for a Magician who can solve his little problem. However, it’s not always advisable to dabble in magic…

Feito sob a sombra da invasão soviética na Tchecoslováquia em 1968, este clássico da 'New Wave' tcheca foi suprimido por mais de 20 anos, sendo liberado apenas em 1990. Este selvagem trabalho de vanguarda, retrata um mundo devastado pela guerra, incidindo sobre dois amigos que moram com um senhorio louco que deserdou a Igreja e acabam se envolvendo com uma linda jovem judia abandonada. Os três tentam criar um sentimento de família e de lar, cada um dedicado a reproduzir o tolo, como meio de se distanciarem do horrores que têm absorvido e da loucura do mundo que os rodeia.

A tragic story of two young people who are in the precious moments of first emotional flare deeply disappointed by the shallow feelings of their parents as well as their relatives and friends.

An animated anti-war short. Between explosions and submachine guns, Dita lands and kindly calms the senseless aggression.

An apocalyptic story of three wars in three film tales encompassing the end of the WWI,WWII, as well as a vision of the world destroyed by nuclear weapons. This film was honored at the film festivals in Venice and Sorrento. Immediately after that the copy with Italian subtitles was locked in a safe as evidence of the anti-communist activities of the director, who used real footage of the Soviet invasion.

Juraj, a Slovak artist living in Prague, takes stock in his life, realizing that his days pass without purpose. He lives a carefree life. But now he has to choose between two women, between the city and the country, and between creative work and craftsmanship. He has a passion for art but he also has to make a living. Through his relationships with close people, he grows aware of his position and this knowledge helps him to live a more fulfilling and better life.

Film portrait about folk artists - wooden spoon maker, basket maker, artist, who make useful and beautiful objects from wood.

Documentary film about apprentice youth about to enter real life.

Poetic documentary about works of several artists from ideas to “births” of works of art.

A documentary about the work of lumberjacks in hard-to-access locations.

Drama about the rebellion of the Trencín Infantry Regiment against its superior officers in the Serbian city of Kragujevac, at the end of the First World War. It was the biggest and deadliest rebellion in the Austro-Hungarian army.