Pepe and Prengel, returning from war, meet Ester and both fall in love with the girl Read More »
Tag Archives: Juraj Jakubisko
The Deserter and the Nomads (1968) Juraj Jakubisko, Mikulás Ladizinský, Jana Stehnová, Augustín Kubán
Three war stories ranging from World War I to a post-apocalyptic nuclear holocaust treat death Read More »
Build a House, Plant a Tree (1980) Juraj Jakubisko
Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko resurfaces after a hiatus with this potent drama about Pavel Read More »
Freckled Max and the Spooks / Pehavý Max a strasidlá (1987) Juraj Jakubisko, Martin Hreben, Gerhard Karzel, Eddie Constantine
Young orphan Max leaves the circus to escape his abusive fosters. Read More »
It’s Better to Be Wealthy and Healthy Than Poor and Ill / Lepsie byt bohaty a zdravy ako chudobny a chory (1992) Juraj Jakubisko, Deana Horváthová, Dagmar Havlová, Juraj Kukura
In a tone of bitter comedy, the director portrays the confusion that ensued the fall of the Soviet bloc Read More »
An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World / Nejasná zpráva o konci sveta (1997) Juraj Jakubisko, Deana Horváthová, Milan Bahúl, Joachim Kemmer
Set over a two-decade period in a tiny Central European village, this drama not only chronicles a couple’s tragic star-crossed love Read More »
Birds, Orphans and Fools AKA Vtáckovia, siroty a blázni (1969) Juraj Jakubisko, Philippe Avron, Jirí Sýkora, Magda Vásáryová
Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko is often described as the Fellini of Eastern Europe. After the 1968 film The Deserter and the Nomads Read More »
Post coitum (2004) Juraj Jakubisko, Franco Nero, Eva Elsnerová, Richard Krajco
“Post Coitum” is a sex tragicomedy. There are five women and four men, who are very unsatisfied with life. Read More »
Crucial Years (1967) Juraj Jakubisko, Jirí Sýkora, Jana Stehnová, Vlado Müller
Juraj, a Slovak artist living in Prague, takes stock in hus life, realizing that his days pass without purpose. Read More »
The Millennial Bee (1983) Juraj Jakubisko, Jozef Kroner, Stefan Kvietik, Michal Docolomanský
A historic mega-film, one family saga, three generations (1887 -1917) assimilated to the bee community in the hive. Read More »