Vladimír Merta

Fimfarum - To the good of all (2011)

The film contains three Jan Werich's fairy tales, each directed by one artist. The first story sets out to the Sumava mountains in Southern Bohemia to find out whether Ogres ever lived there. The middle tale The Hat and the Little Jay Feather concerns a ki ...

Fimfarum 2 (2006)

The sequel to the successful film Fimfárum by Jan Werich. Four brand new stories "for clever children and clever adults" from the popular book written by Jan Werich. Břetislav Pojar introduces the story of little Tom Thumb full of twists and adventure. A ...

Jan Werich's Fimfarum (2002)

Humorous as well as educational stories about magical and everyday problems, about devils, miracles, ordinary human vices and wisdom. The graphic design of the stories reflects the humour and the atmosphere of the stories Fimfárum, When the Leaves Fall fr ...

Eugene among Us (1990)

Young Eugene from the provinces travels to Prague in search of fame. Once there he gets an offer to write engagé lyrics for pop songs... ...

Mean Barbara (1989)

When the village school master discovers the body of a mean-spirited, miserly old woman, with whom he has had a disagreement, he decides to dispose of the body himself without alerting anyone else to it, but when the body is discovered by another villager ...

An Etude from an Album (1987)

Disagreement can lead to arguments, especially if you don't know how to argue intelligently or if you're unable to compromise. And if the discussion seems to drag on stubbornly without reaching a solution, you can disguise your opinion, giving it a differe ...

14. patro, 14. rok (1984)

A Ballad About Green Wood (1983)

Pieces of wood are captured by a crow and dance in celebration of spring in this animated short film. ...

Opera ve vinici (1982)

The peculiar Fanoš Mikulecký is the originator of many well-known songs from Podluží, generally considered folk songs. Next to him, the other main protagonist of the story is Honza, a musician and an uneducated journalism student. On one of his journey ...

Nevěsta k zulíbání (1981)

A love story of a couple of mature people of completely different characters, who lived and worked side by side for years only as colleagues, but whose accidental trip to Slovakia to attend the wedding of Hedin's sister brought them closer, probably for th ...

Střepy pro Evu (1979)

This documentary-style story tells the story of an aspiring documentary filmmaker who is preparing a film about the history of glassmaking. He is honestly gathering information, slowly getting closer to an unknown and not always accessible environment, to ...

Pomerančový kluk (1976)

A quarrel between divorced waitress Mája and her fifteen-year-old son Petr ends with the boy physically attacking his mother, and he is sent to an institution for juvenile delinquents. ...

Pan Tomšík (1972)

Ján Langoš – strážca pamäti (2023)

Laika (2017)

Life is not easy for Laika, a dog on the outskirts of a big Russian city. She is caught and forcibly retrained to become a pioneer in astronautics. Soon after her lift-off into space, a number of animals follow that are hurriedly launched from Houston and ...

Four Suns (2012)

Fogi is enjoying his never ending puberty. But simultaneously Fogi is also trying to live up to his family duties and bring up Véna, his son from the first marriage. He did not get married again but lives with Jana, a post office employee. Together they h ...

Řeka v proudu času (2010)

Bulat Okudžava - Věčná píseň (2004)

Ecce Homo Bedřich Smetana (2004)

Bezúčelná procházka Jiřího Barty (1999)

Pražákům, těm je hej (1991)

The story begins in 1984 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, few years before the end of Communist era. The band Pražský výběr (Prague's selection) has just received the news thier 5-year ban has expired and they are alowed to perform once again. This half fant ...

Ark of Fools (1990)

Set in a bleak, filth-ridden provincial hospital, a disillusioned doctor begins to find the philosophical ramblings of a mental patient more stimulating than the company of "sane" society. As their relationship deepens amidst the grimy and decaying wards, ...

Vážení přátelé, ano (1989)

During the change of functions in the Fortuna medical ceramics company, Bohouš Fisher, an independent clerk, became deputy director of the company against his will. As a result, he is forced to make even greater compromises than before. He takes part in u ...

Postavení mimo hru (1979)

The psychological story of a young top athlete - hockey player, showing the downside of the all-round care that top athletes enjoy. On the one hand, there are the exceptionally favourable living conditions, but on the other, human envy, the fickleness of t ...