Старый холостяк Пишта работает на железнодорожной почте. Низкий, полный и очень несчастный, он совершенно одинок и не интересен никому из окружающих. Свои комплексы и постоянные безуспешные попытки найти подругу Пишта лечит алкоголем и мечтами о любовных приключениях. Больше всего на свете он желает полноценных отношений и немного достоинства. Пишта завидует своей знакомой паре - Винцо и Вере. Веру Пишта очень желает, а собутыльник Винцо для Пишты является недосягаемым идеалом деревенского Казановы, в которого влюблена Вера. Эти три персонажа образуют треугольник, вокруг которого выстроено действие.
Фильм-сказка по мотивам сказки братьев Гримм о Матушке-Метелице, повелительнице снежных бурь. О её помощнике, мальчике Якубе, который не боялся Смерти. А также о бедной и доброй девушке-сироте, eё завистливой сестре и жадной и злой мачехе… И, конечно, о том, что Любовь побеждает Смерть.
Mirga (voice)
Jakub, a dreamer and budding magician, juggles between parcels and services rendered to the villagers. His eyes cross that of the beautiful gypsy Jolanka. Together, they will try to live a first and big love, despite the pressure of their respective communities.
A funny outlaw tale inspired by traditional folk humour. Pacho is no ordinary outlaw. He detests injustice and feudal oppression and he copes with each troublesome situation with the help of his cleverness and wit.
Slovakian villagers towards the end of WW II are despairing as German troops fall back to their village.
Man at Fair
Vlado, an intelligent boy living in a small village, has fantasies that take him away from his humdrum life. But as the Nazi occupation begins to encroach on the townsfolk his fantasies and reality begin to merge.
A television film based on a novella "Zhanobená krv" ("Dishonored Blood") by František Švantner.
Devil / Collegium Member (voice)
A Slovak comedy from director Štefan Uher and screenwriter Alfonz Bednár.
(segment "Dominika")
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.
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.
О национальном герое словацкого народа Юро Яношике, поднявшем в XVIII веке знамя борьбы за счастье и свободу простых людей.
A bricklayer, Jozef Haviar, decides to live with his family on the small farm of his father through the difficult years of the economic crisis. But on his return to his father's house he gets into a conflict with his brother. The life-and-death conflict between the two brothers documents the difficult situation of Slovak country life in the 1930s, the time of economic depression.
Действие происходит в словацких горах в конце Второй Мировой войны. Фильм состоит из шести коротких рассказов, которые, однако, образуют единое повествование. Действие первого рассказа происходит летом 1944 года, последнего - весной 1945. Главные герои фильма - трое деревенских мальчишек разного возраста: Рудка, Винс и Мартин. Их глазами мы воспринимаем все события, произошедшие в фильме.
Three soccer fans are determined to do literally anything to get to the soccer match between Czechoslovakia and the famous representation team of Brazil. Reaching their goal to see the dream match live cannot he precluded neither by a sudden work task nor family obligations. However, there is one more obstacle in their way: for some time, their enthusiastic behavior during soccer matches has been monitored by the police. This time, it will not be easy for them to get to the stadium.
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.
Wagoneer
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.
Талантливый молодой врач Юрай Белан рассматривает свою профессию как постоянное, беззаветное служение людям, как высокий благородный долг, которому он посвятил свою жизнь. Врач Эмилия считает, что каждый человек должен жить прежде для себя. И она из своей профессии врача-гинеколога старается извлекать выгоду, даже за счет здоровья своих пациентов. И только, когда Юрай, которого она по-настоящему полюбила, отвернулся от нее. Эмилия поняла, что цинизм и стяжательство вовсе не украшают человека, что настоящее счастье не в деньгах.
otec Gulej
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.
