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8.6No synopsis available yet.
Dobrodružství kriminalistiky
1989
No synopsis available yet.
V službách zákona
1983
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tisícročná včela
1984
No synopsis available yet.
Na baňu klopajú
1981
5.06-part television film based on the historical novel of the same name by Hana Zelinova.
Elizabeth's Court
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Hĺbkový rekord
1985
Film credits
1990s · 5 titles
5.4A satiric tragi-comedy about two women and their lover Robert who is an emigrant that keeps coming back. This film shows chaotic post-communist Europe after the fall of totalitarianism. Two opposite characters, women, meet during the Velvet Revolution in November 1989. Intellectual dissident Nona and a Communist secret police boss’ mistress Ester. They meet at an anti-regime demonstration and become friends. They don’t want anything to do with politics, both want to get married and have kids, but also get rich. Crazy plans and risky attempts to realize their shared dreams land them in many sticky situations in the post-revolution chaos. Too much money gets in the way of the power of friendship.
It's Better to Be Healthy and Wealthy than Poor and Sick
1992
A dramatic story based on the book of the same name by Peter Holka. The story of a teenager who falls in love with a drug-addicted friend. He tries to help her, but indirectly becomes addicted too, because he first starts stealing from home for her drugs, then starts dealing and loses his judgment, just to provide her with drugs. His love for a girl who can't stop being an addict ultimately costs him his own life.
An ordinary lunatic
1998
No synopsis available yet.
V rannej hmle
1991
A tragicomic story about the "hug" that all the characters long for, especially sociologist Oskar, an indecisive loser whose daily bizarre encounters with old people in nursing homes lead to feelings of futility, emptiness, and loss of vital energy, which reinforce his refusal to bring a child into this meaningless world. However, his wife's desire for motherhood grows.
Skús ma objať
1991
8.7A film about the lives of drug addicts. A story of love and falling into the abyss that has no bottom. At the same time, the story of a father who rescues his daughter from the arms of "sweet death".
Suzanne
1996
1980s · 25 titles
10.0A story of a family that after WWII moved to the south of Slovakia and acquired a prosperous butcher business left behind by a Hungarian emigrant. From the previous owner, the family also inherited a self-assured, greedy assistant who does not like to observe any firm moral principles. He assists the family in gaining wealth but in the long run, he causes the family's moral dissolution. In his most successful feature film, director Zoro Záhon combined a complex drama with excellent acting performances, especially that of Hungarian actor Gábor Koncz in the lead role.
The Assistant
1982
6.3A family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovak village over a period of thirty years (1887–1917). The first part captures the life of Martin Pichandu in the development of his craft, masonry; in the second part, his son is center stage living in a period of socio-political crisis, which ultimately results in the first World War. After originally airing on Czechoslovakian television in 1983 as a four-part 226-minute mini-series, this production received a 163-minute theatrical release in 1984.
The Millennial Bee
1983
No synopsis available yet.
Umývanie hláv
1989
4.6This is the story of last years of Leo Tolstoy's life at his mansion in Yasnaya Polyana. He is surrounded by his family, friends, acquaintances and absolute strangers who are coming to the great man and artist from all over the world. But in his sleepless nights he dreams about his happy youthful years and the crucial, hard ones. And everything ends with his tragic departure from Yasnaya Polyana and his death at an obscure little station of Astapovo.
Lev Tolstoy
1984
5.5Traveling salesman in a small town before WW2 makes a solemn promise to kill himself. Later he finds that the local people took him very seriously.
The Death of Mr Goluza
1982
No synopsis available yet.
Posledná v abecede
1980
A dramatic love story in the front line.
Na druhom brehu sloboda
1984
4.3War takes its cruel toll, which everyone must pay. It hits a small Slovak village especially hard, where the struggle for a bare life becomes a test of human character. For two impoverished friends, Jakub and Maja, struggling through poverty is more than difficult. Jakub delivers sour milk from somewhere on his cart to the entire village and lives in a dilapidated house with his sister Tereza, whose caregiver and guide through life is the experienced woman Mara, who provides herself with money from seduced soldiers. Maja, on the other hand, is a foundling and homeless man who does whatever he can to survive the next day. The only consolation for the two inseparable friends are the circulating tales of a kind of promised land, where there is no poverty or hunger, and where they could both go. Only this vision, this idea alone keeps the two of them and the rest of the village on their feet, and gives them hope for a better tomorrow.
Kára plná bolesti
1986
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Zázračná ihla
1988
A lyrical picture of student life. A romantic story of first student love seen through the eyes of an aging writer's memories. In the last years of his life, National Artist Štefan Králík, in addition to his theatrical work, also worked for television. A Trip to Youth takes place in the environment of a current class of high school graduates who have invited a famous writer to a discussion. Shortly before his arrival, however, something happens that contradicts the majority's opinion about morality. And so the planned official discussion suddenly becomes a sincere, open exchange of views, in which the writer becomes one of the actors in the story. A story that happened to him fifty years ago.
Výlet do mladosti
1984
8.0A psychological story of a young woman who, after two failed marriages, finds the strength to fight for her independence and lost self-confidence. After Ondrej's death and the disappointment of her second relationship, she returns to Ondrej's parents with her son to start working and living again.
Karline manželstvá
1980
8.0A sociological drama with a detective plot taking place in the period of industry and agriculture collectivization of the 1950s. Peter Lánik, a young lawyer, during a trial finds out that whom he thought to be his father is in fact only his stepfather. Little by little he learns about the tragic life of his parents as well as about the dramatical atmosphere of the forced cooperativization of village farms.
I Judge You by Love
1982
4.6The idea of mystery unites the three debut stories - the original Bermuda Triangle with its mysterious phenomena has begun to shift and can be traced anywhere in the world, including Czech and Slovak territory. Here, too, unexplained shifts in space and time occur. This idea is supported by the aforementioned short stories, but the inventiveness of the subject matter and staging is very heavy-handed, and the film passed through the cinemas without much interest.
Přátelé bermudského trojúhelníku
1987
No synopsis available yet.
Na konci diaľnice
1983
Many films have received almost no audience response at the time of their release in cinemas - this one is one of them. The story of a sick writer who returns to his native region to gain new physical and mental strength, however, did not impress, it is too artificial, with dialogues and plots rustling paper. It lacks both a believable depiction of the main character's mood and adequate realization certainty, the hero's silent discussions with the personified Inspiration sound cumbersome.
Vták nociar
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Hra na telo
1980
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Špiónka v galérii
1982
Television production, dramatisation of the science fiction short story by George Langelaan. The story of atomic scientist Bernard Marsden, who sees mysterious figures on the television screen one day. After the figures repeatedly appear, he learns that they are people who were directly at the epicentre of the atomic bomb explosion in Nagasaki and whose chain reaction transported them to the antiworld. Among them is Mary Seymour, with whom he falls in love. He decides to transport himself to the antiworld using the explosion of a small atomic bomb. However, his attempt might end tragically.
A Woman from the Antiworld
1985
A television film about the life and times of Slovak emigrant Štefan Banič, who was granted a patent in the United States for the invention of the parachute.
A million-dollar man
1988
No synopsis available yet.
Spoločník pána veľkomožného
1988
7.5While playing Indians two Czechoslovak pioneers are captured by the criminal who wants to cross the border illegally.
A Suspended Game
1980
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Cnostný Metod
1980
No synopsis available yet.
Podivné okolnosti
1982
No synopsis available yet.
Čertovo vrece
1989
No synopsis available yet.
Záhrada plná plienok
1982
1970s · 14 titles
10.0Historical reconstruction of the events of the anti-fascist struggle in Slovakia in 1943 and 1944.
Poéma o svedomí
1979
7.0The dramatic story captures the hard and dangerous life of the partisan group "Čapajev" led by Ľudovít Kukorelli during World War II. It retrospectively presents the course of the Slovak National Uprising in eastern Slovakia.
Choď a nelúč sa
1979
7.4A 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.
Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe
1976
A television film, an adaptation of Vladimír Mináč's first novel. The dramatic story of two brothers during the Slovak National Uprising provides artistic testimony to authentic events from the Slovak mountains in 1944.
Smrť chodí po horách
1979
NRA satirical story about a young teacher, Josefína, who resolutely embarks on a fight against a group of bricklayers who demand exorbitant prices for their dubious and poor-quality services and, under the pretext of helping, rob the inhabitants of a western Slovak village...
Pozor, ide Jozefína...
1977
8.0The story of a young lawyer who finds herself in a difficult situation when she encounters troubles in her burgeoning career and complications in private her life.
The Lawyer
1978
7.0A picture of generational confrontations between children and parents. A young and ambitious violin virtuoso, Peter, lives in long-lasting conflicts with his father. Only after his death Peter realizes how much he had been hurting his father. Still, not even the tragedy can make a change in his shallow life in stereotype.
Concert for the Survivors
1977
7.0A thrilling story about the liquidation of a Polish terrorist group in Slovakia in the post-war years.
Krótkie życie
1976
No synopsis available yet.
Bludička
1977
A dangerous maniac is on the loose in the city, targeting women... The last episode of the free Slovak crime series depicts the fight between law enforcement officers and a maniac who threatens women. An unknown young man cuts several girls with a razor on the street. The victims only remember that the perpetrator was wearing a hat with a pompom, like many men wear. There are also many suspects. The investigator of the case, Captain Hroncová, is in a difficult situation, especially after another crime occurs. This is the murder of her classmate, whom the perpetrator even warned about his intention by phone. The captain, risking her life to uncover the murderer and, with the help of her colleagues, eliminate him...
Šepkajúci fantóm
1976
The poverty of Slovak workers during the Great Depression during the Masaryk Republic reached such a level that it led to a well-organized strike. The capitalists and their minions tried by all means to break it. Even the workers who had not yet been elected soon recognized their place and supported the initiative of the communists, who selflessly led the strike movement. The poster-like, purely ideological story succumbs to paper-like dialogues and plots, and the narrative portrayal hardly convinces of the credibility of the whole story.
Nie
1978
8.0The security forces, loyal to the people, uncover the conspiracy. At the center of the intrigue is an average actor who suddenly becomes dizzy from unexpected praise. It takes the young man a long time to wake up from his dreams, to understand how he has been abused.
Rosnička
1979
The myth of the anti-fascist resistance in Slovakia was one of the important themes of normalization cinema, of course, treated with an emphasis on the leading role of the communists. This primitively illustrative film depicts the heroic enthusiasm shown by the members of the resistance group, heroically and with constant commitment of life fighting against the treacherous police of the Slovak state and ultimately against the German Gestapo.
Do posledného dychu
1976
8.0A story about the love of two young people who were not divided by borders or the cruelty of time.
Rozdelení
1977
Series credits
8.6No synopsis available yet.
Dobrodružství kriminalistiky
1989
No synopsis available yet.
V službách zákona
1983
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tisícročná včela
1984
No synopsis available yet.
Na baňu klopajú
1981
5.06-part television film based on the historical novel of the same name by Hana Zelinova.
Elizabeth's Court
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Hĺbkový rekord
1985
10.0Resourceful tanner Sváko Ragan travels Myjava’s fairs and markets, using wit and dialect to spin both wins and misadventures into profit.
Sváko Ragan
1976
No synopsis available yet.
Jedenáste prikázanie
1977
No synopsis available yet.
Brána k domovu
1975
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Vzbúrené mesto
1984
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Keď radí strach
1984
