Martin Slivka

Vinšujem Vám Nový rok hojný (1996)

A v tom kraji boli pastieri (1996)

...a na Zemi pokoj ľudu (1992)

The Folklore of the Schleife Region (1989)

A foray through the Sorbian customs of central Lusatia, made in the GDR. This classic work of documentary filmmaking covers the course of a year, in the process elaborating on village architecture, furniture, costumes, handicrafts, legends and oral traditi ...

Terchovská muzika (1984)

Vyznanie pútnika (1983)

Martin Jonas (1973)

A portrait of a Slovak farmer living in Kovacica in Vojvodina, who is known for his naive art work. ...

Ľudovít Fulla (1972)

National Artist Professor Karol Plicka (1970)

A film portrait about Professor Karol Plicka, focusing on his films, photography and folklore work. ...

Na počiatku bola pieseň (1970)

Martin Slivka's documentary film about Karol Plicka (1894-1987), the founder of Slovak cinematography. ...

A Play about St. Dorothea (1969)

A film about folk plays. "A Play About St. Dorothea" performed by folk artists from Hriňová. ...

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 ...

The Man Leaves (1968)

Ethnographic documentary about customs and ceremonies connected with death in a Bulgarian village. ...

The Last Supper (1968)

The film shows the process of restoration of a Slovak Gothic wood-carving artwork of The Last Supper from Spisska Sobota, made by Master Paul of Levoca. ...

Bulgarian Lamentation Songs (1968)

A documentary about lamentation songs of Bulgarian funeral rites. ...

Etudy o človeku zo slovenskej gotiky (1967)

Documentary film about Slovak Gothic sculpture composed in three etudes to modern music of the 20th century: maternita - motherhood, vita - life, passio - suffering. ...

A Ballad in Wood (1966)

Film study of Slovak folk sculpture, composed in ballad form. ...

Icons (1966)

A film about Slovak icons painted in the period of the late 15th to the early 19th centuries, when original Byzantine icon was ending in Slovak folk art. ...

Keeping a Distance (1966)

Documentary illustrating the classic principles of Byzantine iconography on the examples of sixteen icons from a museum of ancient Greek art. ...

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. ...

Z ďaleka ideme, novinu nesieme (1965)

Zďaleka ideme, novinu nesieme (1965)

Water and Labor (1964)

A short film which documents early lumber and textile manufacturing processes. ...

Zodpovednosť (1959)

Martin Slivka: The Man Who Planted Trees (2007)

A tribute to Martin Slivka, one of the most important personalities of Slovak cinematography and culture. He was the creator of Slovak documentary ethnographic film, director, screenwriter, dramaturgist, film theoretician, pedagogue, author and ethnograph, ...

Recepty na šťastie (1978)

Na počiatku bola pieseň (1970)

Martin Slivka's documentary film about Karol Plicka (1894-1987), the founder of Slovak cinematography. ...