Jan Špáta Movies

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

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

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

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

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

An exploration of the declining birth rate in the Czechoslovakia.

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

In 8 miniatures, the search for happiness is approached from a different angle. Can you have a guinea pig as a husband? Can horses survive on Venus?...

A Czech documentary filmmaker's cinematic travelogue of Ireland.

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

Random people in the street as well as well-known personalities answer the question by Olga Sommerova.

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,...