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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 »
Slepé lásky / Blind Loves (2008) Juraj Lehotsky
A poetic story about love and happiness between doc and fiction. Read More »
Keby som mal pusku / If I Had a Gun (1971) Stefan Uher, Marián Bernát, Jozef Gráf, Emília Doseková
Vlado, an intelligent boy living in a small village, has fantasies that take him away from his humdrum life. Read More »
A Path Across the Danube (1989) Miloslav Luther
In WWII, Czechoslovakia split into the Slovak State and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Read More »
The Sun in a Net (1962) Stefan Uher, Marián Bielik, Jana Beláková, Olga Salagová
Oldrich “Fajolo” Fajták (Marián Bielik), a student who directs quasi-existentialist verbal abuse at his girlfriend Bela Blazejová (Jana Beláková) Read More »
Varúj…! / Beware! (1947) Palo Bielik, Jirina Stepnicková, Július Pántik, Drama
A drama about Slovaks who emigrated before WW I. It is focused on the life of Ondrej Muranica. 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 »
Ja milujem, ty milujes / I Love, You Love (1989) Dusan Hanák, Roman Klosowski, Iva Janzurová, Milan Jelic, Drama, Romance
A tragicomic film about people from the social periphery. Director Dušan Hanák portrayed his characters with a sensitive understanding, without romanticizing. That was also why the f ilm, similarly to Hanák’s previous works 322 and Pictures of the Old World, ended up on a shelf until 1988. Impressive performances are given by Czech actress Iva Janžurová, Polish actor Roman Klosowski and Serbian actor Milan Jeli?. In 1989, the film won a Silver Bear for Best Directing from the IFF Berlin.
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Organ (1965) Stefan Uher, Frantisek Bubik, Alexandr Brezina, Kamil Marek, Drama
The Organ is a drama set in the times of the wartime Slovak State. A young Polish deserter and gifted organist finds shelter from the fascists in a Slovak Franciscan monastery. He gets into a conflict with the local organist and choir leader, a man limited in his world views and spiritual values. The collision of talent and beauty with pettiness and closed-mindedness leads to envy and ill will, which draw young Felix away from his temporary hiding place and back to the dangers of war.
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