Czepurko
It is summer 1944. The war is far away from Slovak mountains for the time being. The head of forest management Borodác brings a new employee to complete the eight woodcutters work team of Czechs, Slovaks and one Pole - the young guy is Martin Uher, a former clerk form Prague. The eight tough men do not trust the newcomer at first, but as time is passing, they got used to him. After some time, Martin gets next to Julika, a young wife of the gamekeeper Tkác (Vlado Müller) and they begin to go out secretly. The gamekeeper knows that Martin had promised to cooperate with German Gestapo, after he had experienced a hard interrogation. In avoiding to be a grass, Martin leaves Prague to hide in Slovak mountains. Tkác wants Martin to inform on his colleagues who hide guns in the forest to ready to use them against Nazis.
Who could forget the Favorites figure Svákov Ragan in acting creations neopakovatel'ného Jozef Kroner? Three-part television film Sváko Ragan, created according to stories Ela Sándor already at its first introduction many years ago, soon won favor with audiences. Brought not only good fun, but also an attractive view of a world Myjavská site with many rustic Alpine traditions and characters and witty dialect used, especially Myjavský and Brezovský. Above all this, however, it is dominated by the ability to invent Svákov Ragan was even in the most uncomfortable situations ... Brezovskí tanners have been known not only to the quality of its products, but ischopnosťou their products at fairs successfully foreground. Highly after the fairs and markets in the near and distant surroundings Birch Nachod and Sváko Ragan and no wonder that their business has seen wandering the lot but cheerful and made many hilarious but also less hilarious "deal" ...
A balladic story situated in a Slovak mountain region before the 2nd World War. A young man returns to his native village after many years. There he meets Zuna, a mysterious girl of the forest, who opens his eyes to the charming nature to perceive hidden corners of the world and of his own soul.
This film, chronicling the last days of Czech resistance fighter Maruska Kuderikova (played by Magda Vasaryova), is based on her diaries. Though she was tortured and eventually executed by the Nazis, her diaries indicate that she was optimistic for the humanity of her captors and did not by any means hate them. Told with simple dignity, this film makes clear why Maruska became a national hero.
otec Artuša Vilániho
A tragicomedy about people who are able to make use of the war situation for their own benefit. The Gavora family of four leave their secure village home blinded by the vision of a big career and easy earning of money in the capital city.
This is a ballad about love, hate, and a search for a way out of loneliness. It is a dramatic story about the strange potter, Martin Leaps, nicknamed Dragon, who is suspected by the villagers as the cause of natural disasters. He lost his wife, his home, and his freedom due to false accusations. After years he returns to his native village. Putting his own life to risk, he saves a herd of sheep from a forest fire in the hills. But not even this heroic deed helps him to win back the friendship of the locals.
Father
Мужчина в костюме приходит из леса в город и рассказывает встречающимся ему людям свою историю. Каждый раз его слова звучат по-разному, и одни и те же участники очередной истории совершают действия, характер которых совершенно иной, чем в прошлом рассказе. Вы скажете, что он лжец. Это слишком простое объяснение всему тому, о чем показывает режиссер в этой картине.
Old Majda
A classical ballad motif about an aging father and his three daughters is quite unusually here set against the backdrop of Czechoslovakia of the 1950s. After having been expropriated, the former landowner Majda seeks refuge with his three daughters whom he had sent to a convent a long time ago. But only the youngest one is able to forgive him and she is willing to take care of him despite the threat of expulsion from the order.
Forčiak
A film about the dramatic lives ofthe people of the village of Ráztoka during WW I. Women are left without husbands, families fall apart, finding themselves on the verge of poverty. Eva, the main heroine, is going through difficulties after her husband was drafted to the army. Her defilement and her tragic death cause a rebellion by which the village inhabitants finally stand up against their unbearable situation.
A group of children discover the new continent of the world, uninhabited by adults. Soon, many other children are joining them in that new paradise, leaving their parents and other adults baffled on all remaining continents.
Отца маленького Ергуша убили жандармы. Чтобы помочь матери, мальчик нанимается батраком, потом уходит на фабрику, в город, но, не выдержав жестокой эксплуатации, надеясь стать свободным и независимым, возвращается в горы, где когда-то сражался его отец за благо народа.
1942 год. Словакия, союзник Гитлера. Мишо Звара, учитель пения, призывается в армию и в составе словацкой дивизии перебрасывается на Кавказ. Здесь уже идут ожесточенные сражения против фашистских завоевателей, стремившихся вторгнуться в Грузию. Мишо Звара и его друзья переходят на сторону советских войск, но их помещают в лагерь военнопленных. Мишо знакомится с советским офицером по имени Гурам и его сестрой, которая является главврачом санитарного поезда. Мишо гостит в семье Гурама в Сухуми. Словак и грузинка полюбили друг друга, но их пути временно разошлись. Через два года Гурам и Мишо снова встречаются, но теперь в горах Словакии, где немцы ожесточенно сопротивляются наступающим советским войскам.
On this naive and awkwardly narrated fairy tale it is remarkable that it also established the tradition of fairy tale stories in Slovakia. A certain refinement is the framing of the whole story with a puppet show that moves into the played scenes. The film carries out a folk tale of a stupid castle lord who lives in a ruined castle, a fraudulent painter and a lazy shepherd.
Действие происходит во время национального восстания 1944 года. В словацком селе погибли два немецких солдата. Командир немецкой части (Ладислав Худик) объявил, что за каждого убитого солдата будут расстреляны пять заложников. И не меняет своего решения, когда становится известно, что солдаты погибли из-за несчастного случая. Но крестьяне не ждут покорно своей судьбы - они берутся за оружие...
Военная драма, рассказывающая историю 71-го Тренчианского полка, из-за которого во время Первой мировой войны началось восстание против австро-венгерского командования. Произошли события фильма «Сорок четыре» неподалеку от сербского города Крагуевац. Картина основана на реальных событиях.
This dramatic story is situated in the town of Trnava of the 18th century. Painter Peter paints an altar-piece of the Martyrdom of St. Juliet and his model is a young girl. This is much disliked by the clergy who unjustly accuse the girl of witchcraft. She is saved from being burnt at a stake by the students of the Trnava University. (IMDb)
Slovak movie is based on the novel by the prominent representative of Slovak prose František Hečka, who was in 1952 awarded the State Prize. The novel and the movie successfully capture the development of Slovak village after the liberation in 1945. The narrative is centred around the characters of the old Púplava, who after the liberation begins to organise a new village life, and his struggle for the construction of settlements Mrzáčky, burnt by the fascists. It is centred around the conflict, greatly reflecting the situation of the countryside at this time: the conflict between the rural poor and the rural rich. In the movie, a rich personal and emotional life of other heroes pulsate besides the main storyline. The movie ends with the final defeat of the reactionary forces by Communists in February 1948, taking over all power in the state of workers and peasants. - "The Wooden Village" is released in celebration of the 7th anniversary of the Communist February Victory.
Mlynar
Фильм рассказывает о жизни на бедных словацких холмах, лазах, где сельское хозяйство находится на примитивном уровне и где поля дают скудный урожай. Социалистическая индустриализация тех дней, о которых рассказывается в киноленте достигла поразительного роста. Поэтому необходимо было решить проблему мелких фермеров на бедных фермах и нехватки рабочей силы на постоянно растущих промышленных предприятиях. Фильм о судьбе Матея Рендека, который возвращается в Словакию после 18 лет, проведённых в Америке, и о судьбе его семьи, годами трудившейся на бедных полях, показывает, как должна решаться эта проблема: на склонах создается кооператив, который с помощью машин может лучше справляться с сельскохозяйственными работами и при значительно меньшем количестве рабочих.
The story of the great strike of the workers building the Cervena Skala - Mergecany railway line
laborer
В основу фильма положены события, связанные с постройкой крупной ирригационной плотины в горах Словакии. В одном из глухих местечек, где люди веками привыкли подчиняться старосте, ксендзу и кулаку, начинается стройка. Появляются новые люди, а с ними и новое отношение к жизни. Несмотря на противодействие кулаков, мечтающих о возращении старых порядков, постройка плотины успешно завершается.
