Juraj Paška

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Čert nespí
4.8

Čert nespí

May 17, 1957
Episodic film consisting of three satirical shorts ('Smutný káder', 'Typický prípad' and 'Vel'korysá kampaň') comically exposing the shortcomings of society. In the interval between each short, a committee recognising themselves in the characters on screen, voice their approval or disapproval of each film.
Comedy
Posledná bosorka
7.375

Posledná bosorka

Nov 01, 1957
This dramatic story is situated in the town of Trnava of the 18th century. Painter Peter paints an altar-piece of the Martyrdom of St. Juliet and his model is a young girl. This is much disliked by the clergy who unjustly accuse the girl of witchcraft. She is saved from being burnt at a stake by the students of the Trnava University. (IMDb)
History
Štyridsaťštyri
5.8

Štyridsaťštyri

Feb 14, 1958
Drama about the rebellion of the Trencín Infantry Regiment against its superior officers in the Serbian city of Kragujevac, at the end of the First World War. It was the biggest and deadliest rebellion in the Austro-Hungarian army.
War
Nie
7

Nie

Feb 24, 1978

Nie

Drama
Jánošík
7.7

Jánošík

Aug 23, 1963
This film is one of the most popular pictures of Slovak cinema and relates the story about the legendary folk hero and brigand Juro Jánošík [1688-1713] and the social situation in Slovakia of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The first part talks about Jánošík's childhood, studies and return to his native village. In the second part Jánošík leaves for the hills, where he organizes his band of brigands and starts an anti-feudal resistance. The film concludes with Jánošík's execution.
History
Tvár v okne
7

Tvár v okne

Dec 25, 1963
A movie built up of three stories about life in a small Slovak town. The Prosecutor: the district attorney is a jazz orchestra soloist at the same time and that is much disliked by the local provincial society. The Defender: is about a young doctor's relation to his patient, who is open about his reactionary opinions. The Judge: it is only after long years that the old judge realizes that his own marriage is in jeopardy.
Drama
Výhybka
1

Výhybka

Nov 14, 1963
A story of two old friends, who after ten years - one as the deputy director and the other as the chairman of the party organization - meet on a large construction site.
Drama
Le sel vaut plus que l'or
6.5
Âgé, sentant ses forces décliner et n'ayant pas de descendant mâle, le roi Pravoslav décide d'abdiquer en faveur de l'une de ses trois filles. Il laissera le pouvoir à celle qui lui témoignera le plus grand amour. Lorsqu'il les interroge, Vanda, l'aînée déclare qu'elle l'aime plus que l'or, Barbora, la seconde, plus que les pierres précieuses, la plus jeune, Maruška, elle, plus que le sel. Outré par les propos de sa fille préférée, le roi la chasse du château avec perte et fracas. Las, dès cet instant, tout le sel disponible dans le royaume se transforme en or...
Fantasy
Dynamit
1

Dynamit

Dec 17, 1973
The drama of a man driven to crime by the mechanism of violence in an American prison. It is an indictment of American justice and the barbarically cruel methods of prison staff. Based on Jack London's novel "The Star Rover".
Drama
Bílá tma
6

Bílá tma

Aug 27, 1948
A young doctor and a group of injured are hiding in an underground shelter and are liberated by Soviet soldiers.
Drama
Varuj...!
7

Varuj...!

Apr 24, 1947
A drama about Slovaks who emigrated before WW I. It is focused on the life of Ondrej Muranica. He emigrates to America because of the hard life that is partly caused by Hungarian landowners. His dreams and hopes for a happier life are destroyed by a disaster in the mines where he works. Ondrej is declared missing.Years later he returns to his home country and finds out his wife married his best friend.
Drama
Vlčie diery
5.8

Vlčie diery

Dec 25, 1948
This drama from the times of Slovak National Uprising is situated in a small Slovak village. It is the tragical story of a widow and her four sons who fight alongside the partisans against the German occupants.
Drama
Štvorylka
6.8

Štvorylka

Jan 06, 1956
A comedy film taking an ironic view of the bourgeois period prior to the First World War.
Comedy