Young orphan Max leaves the circus to escape his abusive fosters. Read More »
Tag Archives: Juraj Jakubisko
Build a House, Plant a Tree AKA Postav dom, zasad strom (1980) Juraj Jakubisko, Jana Brezinová, Ivan Drozdy, Pavel Nový
Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko resurfaces after a hiatus with this potent drama about Pavel Read More »
It’s Better to Be Wealthy and Healthy Than Poor and Ill AKA 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 AKA 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 Deserter and the Nomads (1968) Juraj Jakubisko, Mikulás Ladizinský, Jana Stehnová, Augustín Kubán
Through a variety of film styles that provide a surrealistic sensory overload Read More »
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989) Juraj Jakubisko, Bolek Polívka, Ivan Drozdy, Judita Durdiaková
Two men fight to make a life for themselves — and eventually for the damaged woman they come to love. 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 »
Perinbaba / The Feather Fairy (1985) Juraj Jakubisko, Giulietta Masina, Petra Vancíková, Tobias Hoesl, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A fairy-tale about an old lady who takes care of snow and Jakub who does not fear death. Read More »