Juraj Nvota

Slovenské Vianoce so SĽUK-om (2023)

From Adam to the Three Kings is the subtitle of the dance comedy Slovak Christmas with SĽUK. A traditional opus as a comedy about the creation of the world and what came after. ...

Inde (2018)

The life and times of the vagabond, prisoner, swordsman, photographer, painter, wanderer, action maker, performer, seeker of joy and freedom Alex Mlynárčík in moving images, paintings, photographs, life-plays and controversies of the times in which he l ...

Jááánošííík po tristo rokoch (2016)

A recording of a theatre performance by the Radošino Naive Theatre. ...

Johanka's Secret (2015)

A new man comes into the world and his fate is watched over by three female judges. One of them endows him with exceptional qualities, the second puts many obstacles in his way and the third advises him how he can find his happiness in life in spite of eve ...

Hostage (2014)

Tragicomic family film about the world of children heroes - particularly the son of a local communist officer and his friend, a little hostage of the regime, whose parents emigrated to the West, few years before "Prague Spring" and the occupation of Czecho ...

The Confidant (2012)

New husband Adam reluctantly takes a job with state security in a totalitarian country, thus becoming a secret police agent. This "contract with the devil" helps secure a flat for the happy couple, as well as a prosperous future. However, he soon finds out ...

Music (2008)

In 1980s CSSR, depressed Martin tries to overcome the feeling of being locked up with jazz music. ...

Rodinné striebro (2008)

A selection of the best scenes and songs from the theatre's rich history, using STV archive material. Stanislav Štepka, an inseparable part of the naive scene and its "father", will accompany us through the 45-year history of the theatre and its character ...

Cruel Joys (2002)

This simple story is the feature debut for well-known Slovak theater and television director Juraj Nvota. Set in a Slovak village at the turn of the last century, the story teems with passion, and repressed and hidden emotion. It delves into the search for ...

Slečna Dušehojivá (2000)

Television adaptation of the classic novel by American author N. West. ...

Priateľstvá padajúceho lístia (1998)

Agáta, a sensitive and impractical childless widow, is placed in a retirement home not out of neglect or poverty but because her middle-aged relatives, overwhelmed by their own responsibilities, believe she will fare better among peers. Unprepared for lif ...

Čierna ovca (1997)

Television film with Radošino Naive Theatre and its guests. ...

Prášky na spanie (1996)

A sensitive insight into the relationship of two young people whose marriage is going through a hidden, yet dramatic crisis. Different measures of values, minor-major misunderstandings, the disappointment of a childless marriage, feelings of loneliness and ...

Vygumuj a napíš (1996)

Taken from the Radošino Naive Theatre. Ján Melkovič played here the character of the composer Ján Petrović-self. Stanislav Štepka wrote this exceptional play for him as a gift for his 50th birthday. ...

Dušička (1995)

A marriage marked by the woman's mental illness, which not only determines the marital relations, but also makes the common life for both partners somehow emotionally deeper and stronger, although it eventually comes to an unexpected conclusion. ...

Výkupné za náčelníka (1993)

Adaptation of a short story by the American author O'Henry about two kidnappers who are very happy to return a boy and pay for him. ...

Výlety v pamäti (1993)

TV film about the visions of the Slovak inventor of the parachute Štefan Banič. ...

Ženské oddelenie (1991)

The paths of three women meet in a hospital room. They all perceive life as a gift, not as a meaningless punishment. By believing in life, they overcome all obstacles and seek their own dignity. Their life stories are connected by kind humor and a strong h ...

Rýchlik (1990)

Tajomstvá pod viečkami (1990)

Paradajka za rohom (1981)

Word (2022)

Beata Parkanová, the filmmaker behind Moments, returns to Karlovy Vary with an exceptionally vivid portrait of the family of notary Václav Vojíř, a small-town moral authority, and his selfless wife Věra. This masterfully told and highly original intim ...

Mečiar: The Lust For Power (2017)

The film Mečiar is the confession of the young director Tereza Nvotová about Vladimír Mečiar and the influence that this politician had on Slovak society, but also on the life of Tereza herself. When the totalitarian communist regime fell in Czechoslov ...

I, Olga Hepnarova (2016)

Olga is a complex young woman desperate to break free from her unfeeling family and social conventions. With her Louise Brooks-like tomboyish looks she drags herself, chain-smoking, from one job to another until she appears to find her niche as a truck dri ...

Clownwise (2013)

Once a hugely popular clown trio, Oskar, Max, and Viktor are now living very different lives. The intense fight that ended their friendship has left them on bad terms for over 40 years. Max is battling colon cancer, Viktor's wife is losing a battle to Alzh ...

Honeymoon (2013)

A wedding is supposed to be a joyous occasion, but things can go awry. When an uninvited guest turns up at the church and later at the reception as well, the newly-weds' day turns sour. Shadows of the past can blight the most sumptuous of banquets and rend ...

Identity Card (2010)

Bittersweet comedy about four teenage boys, their friends, parents, lovers - from the moment when they are 15 to moment when they are 18. Story is set in 1970s, when is Czechoslovakia occupied by Russians. ...

Modré z neba (1997)

Poetic movie about 3 generations of women. ...

Vygumuj a napíš (1996)

Taken from the Radošino Naive Theatre. Ján Melkovič played here the character of the composer Ján Petrović-self. Stanislav Štepka wrote this exceptional play for him as a gift for his 50th birthday. ...

Everything I Like (1993)

A film about the uncertainties faced by a man in post-Communist Slovakia, his relationship with a teenage son and English teacher girlfriend who's soon to return home to England. ...

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 ...

Silent Joy (1986)

This film is a psychological study of a woman who chooses solitude as an escape from the duplicity and emotional barrenness of the men around her. ...

Blues pro EFB (1980)

An image and music collage - a cinema concert - guided by a young sound engineer David, for whom the exhibition on E. F. Burian is an incentive to take more interest in this avant-garde artist. The film interweaves two strands - documentary and factual, dr ...

Dnes platí regulačný stupeň č. 6 (1980)

Eva Eva (1980)

Rose Tinted Dreams (1977)

Jakub, a dreamer and budding magician, juggles between parcels and services rendered to the villagers. His eyes cross that of the beautiful gypsy Jolanka. Together, they will try to live a first and big love, despite the pressure of their respective commun ...

Lavína (1977)

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 ...