Movies: Jan Špáta

"A refined film essay about the loneliness, wisdom and humility of old women. The film, most valued by Jan Špáta, was awarded the Grand Prize at the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen, the Trilobit Award and Special Mention at the IFF in...

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

In 1965, during eminent trumpeter Louis Armstrong’s visit to Prague, Jan Spata then a young promising documentary filmmaker, created the report 'Hallo Satchmo'....

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

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Study of the work of the conductor Václav Neumann and his creative process with the orchestra....

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

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The transformation of a traditional Caucasian village in the mountains of Dagestan....

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, amazing acrobatics on 4 wheel vehicles, etc…...

Two different productions of Václav Havel's Beggar's Opera reveal the political dynamics of Czechoslovakia before and after the velvet revolution....

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Documentary short about the title composer, born in what was called "Czechoslovakia" when the film was made....

A Czech documentary filmmaker's cinematic travelogue of Ireland....

An exploration of the declining birth rate in the Czechoslovakia....