Gustáv Valach

Pávie pierko (1987)

Version of the fairy tale "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"; unlike this one, the young charcoal-burner's son, who has been prophesied as the hard-hearted king's successor - which he is determined to prevent - has a begrudging foster brother. The kin ...

Rodina Tjaeldovcov (1986)

Mariša (1984)

Vinšujem Vám tieto sviatky (1982)

Behind the Sloe-Bush (1981)

Third part of the trilogy. Vaska again is visiting his grandfather living in Bohemian Forest and understands the importance of guarding nature. ...

On the Poachers Trail (1979)

Second part of the trilogy. Vasek is expected to go to Bulgaria for a holiday with his parents during the summer vacation, but the boy finds the prospect of spending the summer with his gamekeeper grandfather far more tempting than the seaside. On the last ...

Sonatína pre páva (1979)

Kačička Modropierko (1979)

A poetically themed animated story by Ruda Mórica, with commentary by Gustáv Valach, about a duck named Modropierko who, despite many obstacles and several attempts at nesting, manages to hatch her long-awaited baby ducklings ...

Under the Badgers Rock (1978)

The gamekeeper Straka lives by himself in the Bohemian forest hill. He has quarreled with his only son. He cannot come to terms with the fact that his son has abandoned his beloved forests and settled in a town. He has never even met his grandson Vasek. Fo ...

Shadows of a Hot Summer (1978)

Ondrej lives on a farm outside a small town with his family. One day a group of men arrive at the family's house and the harmonious life they've led so far changes drastically for the worse. ...

Penelopa (1978)

An emancipated restorer restores rare castle frescoes in an ancient village with figures of ancient heroines - and one of them, Penelope, resembles an old woman who has been waiting for the return of her husband and son for forty years, who have supposedly ...

Horúčka (1975)

A psychological story of a young printing house leader and his subordinates and a "dangerous contract from the West". ...

Kto odchádza v daždi... (1975)

A drama from the period of village collectivisation in 1947-1948, it depicts the life of former beggars who, after the war and land reform, acquire land and dream of becoming wealthy landlords. New social conditions, the onset of collectivisation, but also ...

Mozoľovci (1975)

Lucrezia Borgia (1974)

A television production of the novel by French writer Victor Hugo. The story of the Pope's daughter Lucrezia Borgia, who was known for her cruelty and intrigue, but also for her immoral lifestyle. In Hugo's adaptation, Lucrezia, after committing many crime ...

Pavlínka (1974)

Albrechtice near Jablonec. Sixteen-year-old Pavlínka Linková lives with her grandmother Barbara, a local midwife who raised her after the death of the girl's parents. The charming girl experiences her first amorous outburst towards Pavel Žák, a young t ...

Piková dáma (1974)

Netrpezlivosť srdca (1974)

A TV adaptation of a novel by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. The tragic love story of a lame girl and a lieutenant provides a framework for reflection on human compassion. A young officer wants to gain status and is looking for a "good match." He insinuates ...

Dynamit (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". ...

Dolina (1973)

A dramatic story of the emotional, moral and political maturation of two young people during the Slovak National Uprising. ...

Maple and Juliana (1973)

A girl is transformed into a maple tree by her impulsive and angry mother. Three poor wandering musicians come by the tree and create instruments from it. Walking around the country instead of happiness they bring death everywhere with their cursed instrum ...

Čierne ovce (1973)

Ľudovít Fulla (1972)

Adrift (1971)

A fisherman saves Anada, a woman adrift, from drowning. He takes her to his home, and protects her. Eventually, she occupies a larger place than was to be expected. He commits adultery with her, but his own wife seems to be in love with the strange young w ...

Vassa Železnovová (1970)

Pštrosí večierok (1969)

Television adaptation of Ivan Bukovčan's tragicomedy. The story of people who meet at a post-graduation party and discuss their lives. The meeting of graduates after 25 years is a space for mental cleansing of opinions and attitudes of the past years. Hig ...

Dragon's Return (1968)

This is a ballad about love, hate, and a search for a way out of loneliness. It is a dramatic story about the strange potter, Martin Leaps, nicknamed Dragon, who is suspected by the villagers as the cause of natural disasters. He lost his wife, his home, a ...

Svätý Juraj Majstra Pavla (1968)

A documentary about the restoration of Saint George's altar in Spišská Sobota. ...

The Nun's Night (1967)

A dark fable set in an early 1950s Czech village, a time of Soviet-style socialism which saw the implementation of collectivized agriculture and the mass closure of monasteries and convents. ...

Štyri strany sveta (1967)

Ženský zákon (1967)

The love story of Anička and Miška. Their pure emotion is put in the way of their parents' property interests. ...

Sená na Doščanke (1967)

Documentary film about the life of people almost completely secluded from the world living in Liptovska Teplicka. ...

Návrat Ondreja Baláža (1966)

Based on the short story of the same name by Dobroslav Chrobák, which deals with the return of Ondrej Baláž from the war after 17 years. ...

Long Live the Republic (1965)

Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination on his side, and a wiry toughness they can't defeat. The village is in turmoil, because the Nazi occupiers have just retreated and the Red Army is a ...

Senzi mama (1965)

Výnosné miesto (1965)

Trio Angelos (1964)

Kto si bez viny... (1964)

Dobrodružstvo so spravodlivosťou (1963)

Geľo Sebechlebský (1963)

We're Entering the Nuclear Age (1963)

A satirical look at today's times. ...

Polnoc bude o päť minút (1962)

Slingboy (1960)

A young Czech boy is freed from a concentration camp and now is working for the army against the Germans. ...

První parta (1960)

The unfortunate 1930s also befell the student Standa Půlpán. For existential reasons, he had to abandon his studies and entered the mines. However, he only slowly and with difficulty became close to the older miners, rough men who were closed in on thems ...

Posledný návrat (1959)

Peter and Lena had a daughter, Zuzka, soon after their wedding. Lena graduated from drama school and wanted to act, but there were no vacancies in the theater in the city where they lived, and she was forced to join a traveling troupe. Lena was away from h ...

Lost Children (1957)

In the middle of the eighteenth century, at the time of the Prusso-Austrian War, a cuirassier, a hussar and an infantryman meet by chance and hide together in a secluded place. The war has left different marks on each of them, but they all long for normal ...

Previerka lásky (1956)

Nevěra (1956)

Based on book by Svatopluk Turek. ...

Žena z Vrchov (1956)

A dramatic story of a young woman, Mária Kedrová, who gradually breaks free from her humiliating position in her family and society in the post-war years. Tired of the inhumane work and tyranny on behalf of her husband's kulak family, after endless humil ...

Homeland (1954)

The first Slovakian colour film. A celebration of traditional Slovakian folklore and creativity expressed through a story of young love . ...

Unploughed Field (1954)

The film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Peter Jilemnický is a drama about the life of poor Kysuce miners, which takes place in the thirties during the economic crisis. During the peak wave of emigration, the dream of a better life drives thou ...

Príďte všetci! (1954)

Lazy sa pohly (1952)

The life on the poor Slovak hills, the lazy hills, where agriculture is at a primitive stage and where the shelves give a small harvest. Meanwhile, socialist industrialization is reaching an amazing boom in the valleys. Therefore, it is necessary to solve ...

Mladé srdcia (1952)

The Struggle Will End Tomorrow (1951)

The story of the great strike of the workers building the Cervena Skala - Mergecany railway line ...

Priehrada (1950)

The construction of a large dam in Slovakia is hindered by the influence of small farmers on the landowner Bujna, on whom they depend for help with the harvest and for monetary loans. ...

Bojovníci pod zemou (1949)

White Darkness (1948)

A young doctor and a group of injured are hiding in an underground shelter and are liberated by Soviet soldiers. ...