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Čert nespí
4.8

Čert nespí

May 17, 1957

Čert nespí
1957 95 min 4 vues
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
7.4

Posledná bosorka

Nov 01, 1957

Posledná bosorka
1957 96 min 4 vues
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.
History
Zemianska česť
6

Zemianska česť

Apr 25, 1958

Zemianska česť
1958 73 min 1 vues
Historical satire from the first half of the 19th century, which captures the decay and decline of the landed estate. The impoverished peasants still seem to adhere to the old principles of peasant honor and glory, but the elections will show how easy it is to buy knightly qualities.
Comedy
Jánošík
7.7

Jánošík

Aug 23, 1963

Jánošík
1963 170 min 7 vues
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
Majster kat
3.5

Majster kat

Aug 05, 1966

Majster kat
1966 105 min 2 vues
A dramatic story about two friends - fisherman Richardus and municipal executioner Emil Targo takes place at the river Danube, in places that used to be targets of Ottoman raids. But their attraction to the same woman and Emil’s betrayal change their indissoluble friendship to an equally strong hatred. And as it usually goes - after twenty years by a trick of fate Richardus’ daughter Agajka becomes the wife ofthe sun of his sworn enemy.
Drama
Sedmi kontinent
6.4

Sedmi kontinent

Jul 12, 1966

Sedmi kontinent
1966 84 min 5 vues
A group of children discover the new continent of the world, uninhabited by adults. Soon, many other children are joining them in that new paradise, leaving their parents and other adults baffled on all remaining continents.
Family
Naši pred bránami
1

Naši pred bránami

Sep 25, 1970

Naši pred bránami
1970 137 min 1 vues
A tragicomedy about people who are able to make use of the war situation for their own benefit. The Gavora family of four leave their secure village home blinded by the vision of a big career and easy earning of money in the capital city.
Comedy
Varuj...!
7

Varuj...!

Apr 24, 1947

Varuj...!
1947 85 min 1 vues
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

Vlčie diery
1948 104 min 4 vues
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

Štvorylka
1956 84 min 5 vues
A comedy film taking an ironic view of the bourgeois period prior to the First World War.
Comedy