Ján Kramár

Suzanne (1996)

A film about the lives of drug addicts. A story of love and falling into the abyss that has no bottom. At the same time, the story of a father who rescues his daughter from the arms of "sweet death". ...

O hlúpej žene (1996)

In the books of collectors of Slovak folk tales we can find a considerable number of stories about human stupidity, greed, punished pride or avarice. Today's humorous story about a foolish woman will show us what can befall a man who marries not for the lo ...

Doloroso (1994)

A video film about the dramatic events in the life of twelve-year-old Beethoven. ...

Tri poviedky s Karolom Machatom (1993)

Meeting with the acting work of Karol Machata. Television dramatization of short stories from world humorous literature (The Death of a Bachelor, The Incident, The Tight Fraction). ...

Posledné hry (1989)

An anti-fascist story of village children, set in 1939 in Slovakia. ...

I Love, You Love (1988)

The drama called I Love, You Love was made in 1980 but because of the absurd ideological ban, the film entered cinemas nine years later. Pišta is an unmarried man who works at a freight wagon which carries letters and parcels. Alcohol helps him to overcom ...

Vytriezvenie (1987)

The Octopuses from the Second Floor (1987)

While on vacation with their bickering parents, young Eva and her little brother Johnny find in a polluted lake two strange friendly sentient octopuses made of strange material that attracts electricity. They take them as pets. ...

Zjasnělá noc (1987)

Chlapec do náručia (1986)

O všetečnom zvedavcovi (1986)

Štvrtá hlava draka (1985)

Hlupákovo šťastie (1985)

Mŕtvi učia živých (1984)

Predčasné leto (1983)

Premature motherhood causes serious emotional and psychological problems; the young mother, deceived in her first, still naive love, thinks that she has not yet enjoyed anything and already has to take care of the baby. Even finishing high school becomes a ...

Salt & Gold (1983)

A fairy-tale about the power of love. The old king Pravoslav feels it is time to entrust the rule over his kingdom to one of his three daughters - the one that loves him the most. The youngest, Maruška, fails her father's expectations about proving how de ...

Monika a pes (1983)

Spevák (1983)

Člny proti prúdu (1982)

War tests human character severely, because the slightest suspicion of failure is hard to live with. A resistance worker who finds himself in such a situation would rather sacrifice his own life in order to dispel once and for all the doubts of those aroun ...

Plavčík a Vratko (1982)

The son of a charcoal burner was once prophesied as a child to marry the daughter of a king. The king tries to prevent this by all means. ...

Vlci (1982)

Pasca (1981)

After the death of a forest engineer who was deeply connected to nature, his younger brother naturally takes care of his widow and daughter. Their quiet understanding and shared knowledge of the one who is no longer with them gradually grows into something ...

Sokoliarova dcéra (1981)

Ruleta (1981)

Soľ v tráve (1981)

Vojvodkyňa z Amalfi (1980)

Druhovia (1980)

And I'll Run to the Ends of the Earth (1980)

Majka "Chatterbox" is a girl entering adolescence. She was born with a minor disability. While her mother keeps scolding her for the way she walks, her classmates mock her and call her a "duck". Along an innocent first love affair and a secret friendship, ...

Smrť šitá na mieru (1980)

Bratislava, 1930s. The owner of a luxury tailoring salon, Alfréd Blum, has always relied on a classy clientele, thanks to which he rose to the top of society. But times change, the world is in an economic crisis, and Blum discovers that in reality he only ...

Najstarší zo všetkých vrabcov (1980)

Patálie s kamerou (1980)

Podobizeň prvej lásky (1980)

Rosnička (1979)

The security forces, loyal to the people, uncover the conspiracy. At the center of the intrigue is an average actor who suddenly becomes dizzy from unexpected praise. It takes the young man a long time to wake up from his dreams, to understand how he has b ...

Blízke diaľavy (1979)

Pustý dvor (1979)

Uzlíky nádeje (1979)

Social ballad. Three short stories – "Uzlík tepla", "Chlapec a pánboh" and "Rubári" – depict three different human stories, the common denominator of which is suffering and existential threat. ...

Rosný bod (1979)

„A“ ako Alžbeta (1978)

Smoliari (1978)

A musical comedy about worries with basketball, violin and love. ...

Dvere dokorán (1978)

The story of a young college student who loses his parents and well-off family background in a car accident. He gradually finds inner balance with the help of a group of young workers whose friendship helps him overcome difficult life problems. ...

The Lawyer (1978)

The story of a young lawyer who finds herself in a difficult situation when she encounters troubles in her burgeoning career and complications in private her life. ...

Bambusová dievčina (1978)

Kazko Vlasko (1978)

Vysoká cena (1978)

Bludička (1977)

Racha, My Love (1977)

Visiting Slovakian Racha to get antiquated with Slovakian wine-making techniques, Rachvelian from Georgia, Zauri, falls in love with Slovak Darina. Consequentially, when Darina visits Georgia, Zauri does his best to make her also love him. ...

Poslední parlamentári (1977)

Sokovia (1977)

Skrat (1977)

Pozor, ide Jozefína... (1977)

A satirical story about a young teacher, Josefína, who resolutely embarks on a fight against a group of bricklayers who demand exorbitant prices for their dubious and poor-quality services and, under the pretext of helping, rob the inhabitants of a wester ...

Zlatá réva (1977)

A contemporary story from the winegrowers' environment about the merger of the JRD. There are mutual conflicts between supporters and opponents of the new project. Šimon Príboj's successful efforts to merge the two farms lose their meaning when he discov ...

Dravý prúd (1977)

Andersonvillský proces (1976)

10 % nádeje (1976)

Rozhodnutie (1976)

The film is based on the memoirs of partisan commander Peter Kružliak. Lieutenant Peter Kubiš is ordered to move with his unit to the mountains after the fall of Banská Bystrica, where he is to receive further orders. No one is waiting, on the contrary, ...

Život na úteku (1976)

In Slovakia, they often and gladly honored those soldiers who refused to serve the fascist regime and stood against it. Lieutenant Kukorelli also rejected the tempting career of a pilot, instead helping the resistance fighters and later participating in th ...

Do posledného dychu (1976)

The myth of the anti-fascist resistance in Slovakia was one of the important themes of normalization cinema, of course, treated with an emphasis on the leading role of the communists. This primitively illustrative film depicts the heroic enthusiasm shown b ...

Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe (1976)

A funny outlaw tale inspired by traditional folk humour. Pacho is no ordinary outlaw. He detests injustice and feudal oppression and he copes with each troublesome situation with the help of his cleverness and wit. ...

Syn (1976)

Serenáda pre Martinu (1976)

Stretnutie (1975)

A dramatic tale of a man's life marked by two world wars. The story is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the life of the Dobrik couple after the outbreak of World War I, the second part develops the life events of their son Peter, who fough ...

Komédia za groš (1975)

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 ...

Cesta ženy (1975)

A chronicle of dramatic events capturing the fates of people living in a Slovak village just after World War II. Thirty years later, the main character Anna recalls a decision that fundamentally changed her life. During the period of incipient collectiviza ...

Mína z Barnhelmu (1974)

Mont Oriol (1974)

Trofej neznámeho strelca (1974)

Nešťastník (1974)

Víťazný pád (1973)

Field Lilies (1973)

Two repatriated soldiers search for stability and love when they return home after the First World War. ...

Letokruhy (1973)

Návšteva (1973)

Hriech Kataríny Padychovej (1973)

Štefan Padych loses a lawsuit against Šulgan, a local innkeeper to whom he owes money. Not wanting his wife and three-year-old daughter to starve, he decides to leave for France. However, after his departure, his wife Katarína Padych commits infidelity ...

Kamaráti (1973)

Ako ostrihať manžela (1973)

Timon Aténsky (1973)

A television adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy about the destructive power of wealth. Timon, a rich and generous Athenian citizen, gives gifts to his friends generously and magnanimously. He helps everyone in need, regardless of their status. However, he ...

Eagle Feather (1972)

The film captures the new events in the lives of the main characters of the film "The Copper Tower". After two years spent in prison because of smuggling they return to the Stratená dolina valley and plan a revenge on police lieutenant Pardek. ...

V stolnom meste Kyjeve (1972)

Zločin slečny Bacilpýšky (1971)

Don't forget your child in kindergarten, because even good and helpful toys can't always protect them from evil traps. ...

Básnikova cesta do neba (1971)

322 (1970)

A story of a man threatened by a fatal illness evaluating his life (the number 322 in the film title stands for the diagnosis of one kind of cancer). He understands his illness as a form of punishment for his cruel deeds in the 1950s. In the face of realit ...

Traja svedkovia (1969)

A historical drama set in the revolutionary times of 1848. ...

Babie leto, čas smútku (1969)

Niet inej cesty (1968)

A biographical film about the Slovak nationalist Ľudovít Štúr. It captures the revolutionary events of 1848 in Austria-Hungary, when Štúr, as a member of the Diet, led the fight for the national rights of the Slovak people. ...

The Sweet Time of Kalimagdora (1968)

A man changes his behavior according to the term of the year. ...

Murderer from Beyond the Grave (1967)

The detective case of Captain Jakubec and his colleague Lieutenant Michalek takes place in a small town where the auditor Burian dies after drinking a health syrup. The doctor concludes that it was a heart attack. However, the exhumation of the corpse conf ...

Jeden deň pre starú paniu (1966)

Master Executioner (1966)

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 indis ...

The Seventh Continent (1966)

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. ...

Smrť prichádza v daždi (1966)

A Slovak detective story set in contemporary Bratislava and featuring ordinary people with their own everyday problems. The violent death of Olga Holešová places them under heavy suspicion of murder. A series of strange coincidences and circumstances com ...

The Sheriff Behind Bars (1966)

A dramatic story from the setting of a youth de tention center. Youngster Jakub, out of delusory solidarity, gets convicted of theft and goes to prison in place ofthe "sheriff" of his gang. He naively hopes that the sheriff will appreciate his gesture and ...

V novom po novom (1966)

Zlaté jabĺčko (1966)

Šesť postáv hľadá autora (1964)

Jánošík (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 ...

Brothers (1962)

A bricklayer, Jozef Haviar, decides to live with his family on the small farm of his father through the difficult years of the economic crisis. But on his return to his father's house he gets into a conflict with his brother. The life-and-death conflict be ...

Pán a hvezdár (1960)

On this naive and awkwardly narrated fairy tale it is remarkable that it also established the tradition of fairy tale stories in Slovakia. A certain refinement is the framing of the whole story with a puppet show that moves into the played scenes. The film ...

Ondrej (1960)

Kapitán Dabač (1959)

The drama of a young Slovak army officer who gradually realises the horrors of fascism during the fighting in Ukraine. On his return to Slovakia, he joins the SNP. However, he cannot overcome his loner attitude or his doubts about the meaning of partisan a ...

Štyridsaťštyri (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. ...