Martin Huba

The Secret of Krakonoš (2022)

The new owner Štěpán arrives at the castle at the foot of the Krkonoš Mountains with his fiancée, the beautiful countess Blanka, and his younger brother Adam. There is another new visitor in the mountain town, the ethnographer Jiráček, who collects ...

Bandits of the Ballad (2022)

"A burned-out group of Brno intellectuals decides to go to Kolochava in Ukraine to perform 'A Ballad for a Bandit' there." With these words, the author's collective presents their film, in which they use primarily documentary imagery to compose a lyrical g ...

Prince Mama's Boy (2022)

Prince Louis Ottomar Charles XII, born Noble, is very close to his loving mother, Queen Ludmilla. However, Prince Louis is already a bit too old, he is 39 years old. He's afraid of almost everything, doesn't want to get married, and spends most of his life ...

Marína, Marilyn a tie ďalšie... (2022)

The Christmas Star (2020)

The star Svituška, paired with the admired Sirius, is one day cast down to earth by the jealous star Proxima. Svituška falls into a village where she is found and cared for by a teacher named Václav. Svituška has only a few days to return to the sky or ...

Nežný revolucionár (2019)

Talks with TGM (2018)

On 26 September 1928, Karel Capek and President T.G. Masaryk meet in the gardens of Topolcianky castle to decide about the fate of their joint literary work. Their fiction film dialogue is based on quotes from a future book and their mutual correspondence, ...

Kluci z hor (2018)

The film tells the story of the relationship between a mentally disabled uncle and his nephew, whom fate brings together at a certain moment, gradually forming a bond between them that is a demonstration of the strength and "power" of friendship. This is t ...

Angel 2 (2016)

A story that takes place during Advent, we'll meet again with your favorite pair angel Petronel and devil Urias. Their eternal wrangling causes the rare apple from the tree of the knowledge to roll on earth. And that God is really angry. Petronel with Uri ...

The Devil's Mistress (2016)

Salzburg, Germany, 2000. The elderly Czech actress Lída Baarová tells a journalist the tumultuous story of her rise to fame in 1930s Berlin and her passionate relationship with the sinister Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda of the Third Reich. ...

Milan Čorba (2014)

The Don Juans (2013)

An opera troupe in a small town decides to perform Mozart's Don Giovanni. The view behind the scenes uncovers the world of opera without the glitter. A tale of love and disappointment, about music and passionate love-making and about people that live their ...

Tančiareň (2013)

Dancing through Slovak history of the twentieth century. Based on the Theatre du Campagnol performance "Le Bal" by Jean-Claude Penchenat, written by M. Huba and M. Porubjak. A dance locale - a place where people who are looking for partners come together. ...

Kawasaki's Rose (2009)

Loyalty, history and regret take center stage for university professor Pavel Josek, lauded for standing up to the communist regime when it counted most. But as a TV documentary starts to focus in on the facts of his past, new truths are uncovered which may ...

3 Seasons in Hell (2009)

A 19 year old nonconformist poet living in 1947 Czechoslovakia is blind to the Communist behemoth looking over him, and instead lives a bohemian life with sexually liberated girls. ...

Men in Rut (2009)

The story takes place in the small South Moravian village of Mouřínov, where the road ends. The residents long to become a "transit" village, and since there is a champion deer caller among them, they make a great effort to host the European Championship ...

Cinka Panna (2008)

The most famous gypsy prima donna, Cinka Panna, lived and worked in the 18th century at the crossroads of two worlds: the aristocracy she played for and the gypsy community in which she lived her private life. A community that had its own rules of existenc ...

I Served the King of England (2007)

Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always di ...

Lunacy (2005)

A man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. Things are not what they seem, and the marquis may be even more sinister than what the young man might have predicted. ...

Something Like Happiness (2005)

Over the course of a year, in a small town scarred and beaten down by industrialization, Tonda and Monika, friends since childhood, come to experience what life might be like if they could be with one another – which they seemingly can't. Or can they? ...

Shadow of the Deceased (2005)

The nurse Helga meets Baltic nobleman Arno when he's wounded in the Russo-Finnish war. They have a short but passionate affair before Arno is called back to the front and dies. Helga has a daughter, Dorli, as a result of the affair and they have to struggl ...

Up and Down (2004)

Milan and Goran are two criminals who smuggle illegal immigrants. One night after they complete a smuggle, they discover that one of the immigrants has left a baby behind. Milan and Goran decide to sell the baby to Lubos and Eman, who are responsible for r ...

Fricasse (2004)

Divided We Fall (2000)

In 1943, a childless couple, the Čížeks, decide to hide a Jewish refugee, David Wiener, the son of Čížek's former employer, in the secret pantry of their apartment. Čížek is aware of the danger into which he has brought his household and his neigh ...

Kuře melancholik (1999)

The story takes place at the beginning of the 20th century. Little Lojzík, whose mother was killed by lightning, lives on a farm with his father and an old farmhand. The harsh world has taught him to perceive images that remind him of his lost mother's em ...

Kráľovská hra (1999)

Television production based on the short story by S. Zweig. The chess game played by two men is not only the central event, but also a metaphor for a story about human aggression, guilt and liberation. ...

O sirotkovi z Radhoště (1997)

The story of little orphan Michálek, whom the greedy greengrocer Haboš wants to rob of his cottage, so he lures him on a journey to find treasure and abandons him in a dark cave. Dobroděj, Lord of Radhošť, shows Michálek the way to a magical flower i ...

Fany (1995)

Oligophrenic Fany (Bohdalová) lives with her aunt who suddenly manages to travel abroad. Fany has to move to her sister (Jirásková). Two very different women, one mentally disabled and the second one intelligent doctor has to live together and learn fro ...

Sen o krásné panně (1995)

The characters in this fairy tale dream of love, but they also crave power. They are capable of helping and loving, but also of betraying. They are brave and weak, beautiful and twisted. A painting of a beautiful maiden was hidden in the darkest tower of t ...

Dlhý, Široký, Bystrozraký (1994)

When magic and malice combine to gain power, bad times can come to the land - and that's exactly what happened in the kingdom our story takes you to. An evil sorcerer decides to kidnap Princess Kvetusha, and out of his desire to control everything, he is a ...

Tri poviedky so Zdenou Gruberovou (1994)

TV adaptation of short stories from the world of humour. In the dramatised short stories Seven Teapots by M. Saki, The Substitute by G. Maupassant and Signora by L. Pirandello, we will see in the main role the outstanding Slovak actress Zdena Grúberová. ...

Dvaja muži pod posteľou (1994)

Television adaptation of F.M.Dostoyevsky's short story. In a comedic form it presents a picture of the life of the St. Petersburg bourgeoisie, who fill their lives with amorous adventures. ...

The Canary Connection (1993)

An interesting attempt at a postmodern crazy comedy with elements of parody. The plot turns on the search for the recipe of a liqueur made by the film's financial backer. ...

Labyrinth (1991)

Film makes the creative process visible by letting its narrative flow in the mind of a foreign director who is researching a film about Franz Kafka in Prague. Based on the principle of dreams and free association, segments unfold that deal with the various ...

Svědek umírajícího času (1991)

At the beginning was the Slovak television series Lekár umierajúceho czasu (Doctor of Dying Time), dedicated to the Rudolphine-era scientist Jan Jesenius. He ended up on the scaffold along with other gentlemen after losing the anti-Habsburg uprising. Whe ...

Lorenzaccio (1991)

Jacobowski a plukovník (1990)

Ako som nedostal Nobelovu cenu (1989)

Pasians (1989)

Sudca vo vlastnej pasci (1988)

Posledná hodina (1988)

A million-dollar man (1988)

A television film about the life and times of Slovak emigrant Štefan Banič, who was granted a patent in the United States for the invention of the parachute. ...

Ako si Grétička trochu zdriemla (1988)

Navráťte sa k otcom svojim (1986)

Chlapec do náručia (1986)

Kouzelníkův návrat (1985)

Although the title would suggest it, this film has nothing to do with fairy tales at all: it takes place in the North Moravian border region just after the end of the Second War. It presents a fragmented mosaic of the fates of many people, returnees and im ...

Obyčajný deň (1985)

Kráľovna noci v kamennom mori (1985)

Škriepnici (1985)

The Story (1984)

The young Munich sensational reporter Raoul Miller has attacked a lot of people in his cocaine report, who now take terrible revenge: they kill his girlfriend Raphaela and his parents. The drug mafia also ensures that Raoul loses his good reputation and be ...

Keď jubilant plače (1984)

Profesor na bielom koni (1984)

Umenie komédie (1984)

Nevera (1984)

Hniezdo na ôsmom poschodí (1983)

Silvestrovské pranie (1983)

Cesta na krvavé pole (1983)

Johnny Púčik and His Career (1983)

The TV adaptation of Ivan Stodola's satirical theatre comedy tells the story of a shy charity official who is looking forward to a definitive life with a charming colleague. One day, however, in return for a promised favor, he confesses to the embezzlement ...

...a vrátil sa im pokojný spánok (1983)

Drotár (1983)

Delenie majetku (1982)

Pulzovanie nášho vesmíru (1982)

Prípad Evy Burdovej (1981)

Macbeth (1981)

A tragedy of great and bloody conflicts, turbulent emotions and clashes, centred on a couple torn by passion – Macbeth and his wife, who persuades him to seize the throne. Macbeth murders the king, but must fight for power against the king's descendants. ...

Vojvodkyňa z Amalfi (1980)

Faidra (1980)

Muž, ktorého srdce je na vysočine (1980)

Television adaptation of the short stories "Laughter" and "The Man with the Heart in the Highlands" by the American writer William Saroyan. ...

Strýčkov sen (1979)

Olejkár (1979)

Mišo (1979)

The author has endowed the main character of the humorous story, Miša, with a human weakness - a love for a drink. He struggles between the word of honor he gave to the priest Drozdík that he would not drink and the temptations of the surrounding world a ...

Doktor Jorge (1978)

Vietor v starých stromoch (1978)

Listy Juliane (1978)

A dramatization of a novella by American writer Henry James. This subtle, psychologically profound story is narrated by young literary scholar Henry Jones, who, while searching for documents related to the romantic poet Jeffrey Aspern, finds himself in Ven ...

Večera (1978)

Parížsky život (1978)

Spolužiak (1978)

Based on the paradoxical life story of a small-time Viennese postman, a former classmate of the "great" Hermann Göring, this television drama depicts the difficult position of the so-called "little man," first under the Nazi regime and later in the postwa ...

Zbojníci (1978)

Anjel prichádza oknom (1976)

Zenovo vedomie (1976)

Television adaptation of the novel by the Italian writer Italo Svevo. His hero is Zeno Cosini, the son of a merchant in Trieste. He is a type of useless person, defeated by life and incapable of action. The ironic insight with which the author draws a pict ...

Dni Turbinovcov (1976)

Čokoládový hrdina (1976)

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. ...

Šepkajúci fantóm (1976)

A dangerous maniac is on the loose in the city, targeting women... The last episode of the free Slovak crime series depicts the fight between law enforcement officers and a maniac who threatens women. An unknown young man cuts several girls with a razor on ...

Veľká poľovačka (1975)

V každom počasí (1975)

Minúta rozhodnutia (1975)

Lampióniky (1975)

Do zbrane, kuruci (1974)

Trofej neznámeho strelca (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 ...

Koktejl (1974)

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". ...

Za frontom (1973)

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 ...

Andrea (1973)

Doktor (1973)

Hadí princ (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 ...

Ako ostrihať manžela (1973)

Stávka o Leokádiu (1972)

Television movie based upon motives of novel "Dávid Šťúbrik" by G. K. Zechenter - Laskomerský. Supposed natural healer Dávid is infamously known to worsen the health of people he heals. His daughter and town notary make him face a serious problem. ...

Mamselle Nitouche (1972)

Apollón z Bellacu (1972)

Slabé srdce (1972)

Šaty (1972)

Two 14-year-old girls Radka and Jožka are going through adolescent difficulties. One of them wants to buy a new dress, which her parents, who are building a house, cannot give her money for. In loosely connected episodes, both girls eventually achieve the ...

Orchester (1972)

Play mam'zelle Nitouche (1972)

Šťastie zberateľov (1972)

Úklady a láska (1971)

Švédska zápalka (1971)

Jubileum (1971)

Cudzím vstup zakázaný (1971)

Debny (1970)

Wedding (1970)

Nevesta (1969)

Quo vadis Zivorad!? (1968)

Zivorad, unassuming young man from the village, is 'pushed' from his uncle to high positions, becoming a police inspector who is looking for hashish, a scientist, a man who rises agriculture land and whatnot... ...

Dialogue 20-40-60 (1968)

"Using the same, three times repeating dialogue – dramatic conversation between man and woman – Jerzy Skolimowski from Poland, Slovak director Peter Solan and Czech director Zbynìk Brynych shot three different stories. The result was an extraordinary ...

Náhrdelník (1966)

Soľ nad zlato (1964)

The original TV production of the fairy tale by M. Rázusová-Martáková. ...

Tančiareň (2013)

Dancing through Slovak history of the twentieth century. Based on the Theatre du Campagnol performance "Le Bal" by Jean-Claude Penchenat, written by M. Huba and M. Porubjak. A dance locale - a place where people who are looking for partners come together. ...

King Lear (2003)

A recording of the production from the courtyard of the Supreme Purkrab of Prague Castle starring Jan Tříská. Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear is a timeless tale of love, hate, betrayal, greed and lust for power. At the end of his life, the King decides ...

Slepý Geronimo a jeho brat (1993)

The story of a brother's hard-tested love, based on Arthur Schnitzler's novel. ...

Jacobowski a plukovník (1990)