Directing

Vladimír Drha

Born — Died

1944-05-07 — 2017-06-21

Known for

Directing

Credits

51 titles

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 3 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera

The Conception of My Younger Brother poster
4.5

Director's memoirs of his childhood in a lively tenement house, in particular one hot summer day in 1949 when all tenants gathered to celebrate the wedding of the landlord's daughter. Small details slowly reveal that the narrator's recollection of the events may not be altogether correct.

The Conception of My Younger Brother

2000

The Conception of My Younger Brother poster
4.5

Director's memoirs of his childhood in a lively tenement house, in particular one hot summer day in 1949 when all tenants gathered to celebrate the wedding of the landlord's daughter. Small details slowly reveal that the narrator's recollection of the events may not be altogether correct.

The Conception of My Younger Brother

2000

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NR

One of the immediate consequences of the "temporary stay" of the Warsaw Pact troops on the territory of Czechoslovakia. The garrison of the Czechoslovak People's Army was suddenly transferred to Slovakia in the autumn of 1968, and a unit of the occupying Soviet Army was deployed in its place. The age-old symbiosis of soldiers with the adjacent village is completely disrupted, distrust and fear are beginning to spread among the villagers.

Village

1969

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NR

One of the immediate consequences of the "temporary stay" of the Warsaw Pact troops on the territory of Czechoslovakia. The garrison of the Czechoslovak People's Army was suddenly transferred to Slovakia in the autumn of 1968, and a unit of the occupying Soviet Army was deployed in its place. The age-old symbiosis of soldiers with the adjacent village is completely disrupted, distrust and fear are beginning to spread among the villagers.

Village

1969

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NR

Family visit turns wild.

Ceremoniál

1966

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NR

Family visit turns wild.

Ceremoniál

1966

English Strawberries poster
4.3

In the hot summer, a young man, Tomáš Sinek, is about to go "strawberry picking" in England. It seems that the family - father, mother and grandmother have no other worries than to send their offspring on the trip, although - as it seems - not everyone agrees with his decision. However, the situation is not so simple. It is Czechoslovakia in 1968. Tomáš spends a night with his friends and his girlfriend Tanya before their departure. In the morning, however, his father's suspicious phone calls with his colleague Vrana begin, full of secret information, his mother is making supplies and his grandmother is crying. Tomáš rushes to the station, but Prague is deserted and no trains are running. He doesn't consider the situation to be serious, so he is not too worried about the delay for a day. But on that August morning, the fate of thousands of people changed radically. It was August 21, 1968, and in a few moments the life of Tomáš, his family and his friends would turn around.

English Strawberries

2008

Holka na krátkou trať poster
NR

Sometimes it's hard to understand what's important in life... The main character of the story, young Magda, works in a small textile factory in North Bohemia. She has no big goals in life, only girly ones. He wants to have fun and, most importantly, make some money fast and get married. In his new environment he has eternal conflicts with an old worker who hates sloppy work. Magda falls in love with a young railwayman, but love doesn't turn out as she hopes...

Holka na krátkou trať

1985

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bydlela v hotelu U Andělů

1992

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NR

A Czechoslovak army documentary depicting the first military marriage performed in a remote eastern Slovakian village.

Color Wheel

1969

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NR

A Czechoslovak army documentary depicting the first military marriage performed in a remote eastern Slovakian village.

Color Wheel

1969

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Senoseč

1991

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

O princezně, která nesměla na slunce

1997

Simple Cruelties poster
NR

In 1920s Czechoslovakia a boy named Stephen is treated for leukemia by famous physician of internal medicine Josef Thomayer.

Simple Cruelties

1994

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NR

A Czechoslovak army documentary that follows the wives of military officers transferred to eastern Slovakia on a Ministry of Defense-sponsored junket.

34 Women

1969

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NR

A Czechoslovak army documentary that follows the wives of military officers transferred to eastern Slovakia on a Ministry of Defense-sponsored junket.

34 Women

1969

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Paroháči

1973

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kozel a Zahradníček

1985

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7.5

No synopsis available yet.

„Na krásné vyhlídce“

1995

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7.5

No synopsis available yet.

„Na krásné vyhlídce“

1995

Muka obraznosti poster
4.4

The film tells the story of an enthusiastic young man who joins a textile factory in the late 1950s and assumes that a promising career awaits him - the protagonist is therefore constantly comparing himself to his favourite literary model, the equally ambitious Julian Sorel from Stendhal's fresco The Red and the Black. The result, however, lacks the necessary conviction, the ability to draw the viewer into his world, and remains too contrived, as the chosen period has become a mere non-committal backdrop for amorous games.

Muka obraznosti

1990

No artwork available
4.8

In his feature debut, Dneska přišel nový kluk (A New Boy Started Today) from 1981, the director Vladimír Drha set the tone for a number of Czech films, which critically depicted the state of society from the perspective of young protagonists. Although, Drha primarily found scope for his work in television, he returned to the world of a “working youth” in his second film Mezek (The Mulish Victor, 1985) – albeit following him from the point of view of an educator. NFA.CZ

A New Boy Started Today

1981

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4.8

In his feature debut, Dneska přišel nový kluk (A New Boy Started Today) from 1981, the director Vladimír Drha set the tone for a number of Czech films, which critically depicted the state of society from the perspective of young protagonists. Although, Drha primarily found scope for his work in television, he returned to the world of a “working youth” in his second film Mezek (The Mulish Victor, 1985) – albeit following him from the point of view of an educator. NFA.CZ

A New Boy Started Today

1981

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NR

A Czechoslovak army documentary depicting the transfer of soldiers from several bases in Prague to eastern Slovakia

Lesson

1968

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NR

A Czechoslovak army documentary depicting the transfer of soldiers from several bases in Prague to eastern Slovakia

Lesson

1968

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Báječní Češi na létajících strojích

2006

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Báječní Češi na létajících strojích

2006

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Navždy do dálek Tichomoří

1984

Do zubů a do srdíčka poster
4.3

The heroes of the small-town story are former friends Standa Stuchlík and Robert Sura, who become arch enemies, and not only because of their classmate Zuzana, whom they both like. While Robert, the dude, has rich parents who spoil him and buy him everything he asks for, Standa has to earn a hard living playing in a rock band, working part-time in the boiler room and constantly defending his hobby against his parents' disdain. His only support is his uncle Edda, also a musician.

Do zubů a do srdíčka

1986

Do zubů a do srdíčka poster
4.3

The heroes of the small-town story are former friends Standa Stuchlík and Robert Sura, who become arch enemies, and not only because of their classmate Zuzana, whom they both like. While Robert, the dude, has rich parents who spoil him and buy him everything he asks for, Standa has to earn a hard living playing in a rock band, working part-time in the boiler room and constantly defending his hobby against his parents' disdain. His only support is his uncle Edda, also a musician.

Do zubů a do srdíčka

1986

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ticho v soudní síni

1987

Čarodějné námluvy poster
NR

A cheerful fairy tale about a prince whose parents wanted to cure him with a magic potion. The king and queen are very unhappy with their son's irresponsibility, as they would like to marry him off and hand over the reigns of power to him. They therefore invite the witch Valentina to the castle to prepare a magic potion of responsibility for Prince Hector. However, the potion is too strong, and so everything begins to unfold a little differently than the royal parents had imagined.

Čarodějné námluvy

1997

O třech rytířích, krásné paní a lněné kytli poster
6.0

A beautiful maiden lives with her father in an ancient castle. She has rejected all suitors so far. She herself does not yet know if she will ever love. To avoid marriage, she sets a condition that her hand will belong only to the one who wins a contest dressed in nothing but linen. She expects everyone to refuse, as fighting in only a linen shirt means certain death. However, one of the suitors agrees to the condition...

O třech rytířích, krásné paní a lněné kytli

1996

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

O malém světě

1968

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

O malém světě

1968

Stříbrný a Ryšavec poster
6.0

In the middle of the pasture stands an old oak tree intertwined with a plane tree. Bětka, who grazes sheep, calls it the apple oak. It is her favorite place. It is as if her mother, whom both she and her father miss so much, is watching her from the tree's crown. And it is here that Bětka meets a young prince for whom military glory is the most important thing in the world. Although he likes the shepherdess, he sends her father to prison for his grumbling and aversion to senseless military conquests. He says he will release him when someone defeats him, the prince. Desperate, Bětka seeks solace at the apple oak tree, where she suddenly receives not only a miraculous caress, but also advice. She will be helped by someone whose head is fiery like an autumn tree, half gold and half scarlet...

Stříbrný a Ryšavec

1999

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Příbuzenstvo

1979

O perlové panně poster
5.7

A fairy tale full of mystery, love, and heroic battles. A story about the love of Knight Cornelius and comedian Vendelin for a mysterious beauty, about whom legend says that when she cries, real pearls roll down her cheeks.

O perlové panně

1997

No artwork available
4.0

Young painter Adam longs to paint a masterpiece, so he sets off into the world to gain experience. He hopes that Princess Almína, whose beauty he has heard about, could be the subject of his painting. However, after Almina's father dies, a devious prime minister seizes power over the kingdom and intends to consolidate his position by marrying the rightful heir to the throne. But Princess Almina is not interested in such a groom; she has fallen in love with the kind-hearted Adam. The self-proclaimed king is not happy about this at all...

O malíři Adamovi

2006

How a Man Gives Birth poster
7.5

The hero of the opening story, the Postman Puppet (directed by Zdeněk Troška), works as a postman in the mountains. When his wife is taken to the maternity ward, he goes on his usual hike through the solitudes. Little Libor goes after the father of two girls (Petr Pospíchal), who longs for a son. Meanwhile, the weather on the ridges worsens sharply. An experienced mountaineer and his little friend spend the night in a makeshift shelter... The second episode of Hádanka (directed by Jan Ekl) has a criminal plot. A new father (Vlastimil Hašek) gets drunk with friends in a wine bar and the next day becomes a suspect in a murder. He doesn't remember the critical moments, but his testimony leads to the capture of the real perpetrator... The main character of the final short story True Love (directed by Vladimír Drha) is a frat boy (Pavel Zedníček) who spends whole days in pubs. He gets a harsh lesson from his wife, who refuses to let him see the baby...

How a Man Gives Birth

1980