Jan Špáta Movies

"A refined film essay about the loneliness, wisdom and humility of old women. The film, most valued by Jan Špáta, was awarded the Grand...

A leading director of the Czech film renaissance provides a philosophical meditation on life and death, set amidst complex hospital apparatus and the...

A minimalist portrait of ultimate love.

A short documentary about the work of railwaymen and life on the railway.

Athletic Variations (Atletické variace, 28 min) is a sophisticated essay on winning and losing during the 1982 European Athletics...

A continuous, extreme show is held, every year, in Tesla Arena in Prague. The visitors can be impressed by shows of dangerous riding on motorcycles,...

A dryly humourous quasi-philosophical account of the nature and psyche of Scotland and its natives, from the perspective of two visiting Czechs.

Sociological study of the real values of young people in socialism.

In 1990, filmmaker Jan Špáta headed to the North Moravian border region to join photographer Jindřich Štreit. His social...

In creating the film, Evald Schorm and Jan Špáta took full advantage of the possibilities offered by the Cinemascope format and created...

An exploration of the declining birth rate in the Czechoslovakia.

Documentary filmmaker Drahomíra Vihanová made a documentary Searching during the filming of František Vláčil's...

A study of Czech mountain-climbers, taking place in Adrspach - Teplice Rocks and Prachov Rocks.