Emília Vásáryová

  • Karel Zeman – Bláznova kronika AKA The Jester’s Tale (1964)

    1961-1970ComedyCzech RepublicFantasyKarel Zeman

    Synopsis:
    The Thirty Years’ War is seen from the point of view in this satirical slapstick comedy that combines engravings, old cartoons, montages, special effects, and film. The positions of both sides of the religious war are fair game for biting satirical jabs. Petr (Kostka) plays a peasant who is pressed to join one side before being captured by the enemy and mistaken for a Duke. Matej (Miloslav Holub) can change sides quickly with his reversible cloak. Lenka (Emilia Vasaryova) disguises herself as a jester to avoid the conflict and gives her comments about the pompous futility on both sides of the conflict.Read More »

  • Vojtech Jasný – Az prijde kocour AKA The Cassandra Cat AKA When the Cat Comes (1963)

    1961-1970ComedyCzech RepublicFantasyVojtech Jasný

    Quote:
    Some people with a strange cat arrive in a small village. The cat wears glasses, and when someone takes them off, she can colour people, according to their nature and mood. The grown-ups of the village consider the cat to be dangerous, but the kids just love her…Read More »

  • Vojtech Jasný – Az prijde kocour AKA The Cassandra Cat (1963)

    1961-1970ComedyCzech RepublicFantasyVojtech Jasný

    Quote:
    Some people with a strange cat arrive in a small village. The cat wears glasses, and when someone takes them off, she can colour people, according to their nature and mood. The grown-ups of the village consider the cat to be dangerous, but the kids just love her…Read More »

  • Marko Skop – Eva Nová (2015)

    Drama2011-2020Marko SkopSlovakia

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    The story of a woman fighting for her son. Many years ago she abandoned him for her career. Now she is coming out of rehab determined to rectify something for which she has lacked the courage for years.
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  • Eduard Grecner – Drak sa vracia AKA The Return of Dragon [+ Extra] (1968)

    1961-1970ArthouseCzech RepublicDramaEduard Grecner

    Synopsis:
    A ballad of love, hatred, and desire to escape from loneliness. The story of a reclusive potter, who returns, years after being shunned by his village.
    The story is a simple one, set in medieval times, in a small village near the Tatra mountain range bordering Slovakia and Poland. Where a potter named Martin Lepiš (Czech actor Radovan Lukavský, perfectly cast here in the role of an outsider), whom the villagers refer to as Dragon, returns, several years after he was wrongfully driven away for crimes he did not commit. He comes back not for revenge or any motive other than to simply live his old life in peace. However his former fiancée Eva (Emília Vášáryová, wonderfully expressive in an almost silent role), is now married, and her new husband Simon (Gustav Valach) and the other villagers, are suspicious of Dragon’s intentions. Is there anything he can do to gain acceptance and respect, or is it a hopeless cause?Read More »

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