The Gentle Barbarian 1990

A commemorative and essayistic meditative piece on the Prague quarter Libeň during the 1950s.

Sedm hladových 1988

The Galoshes of Happiness 1987

Landscape with Furniture 1987

The story of a music academy student Zdenek, who meets a charming girl, and without realizing also gets a son with her. Dealing with such a situation is not easy, especially when one day the child's mother disappears. Twenty year old Zdenek faces a serious decision. Although he is aware that a child may endanger his studies and perhaps even future career, he refuses to entrust him to the care of the state institution.

Caught by Night 1986

A communist journalist from Prague is sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp.

Experiment Eva 1986

In the mid-eighties, screenwriter and director Jaroslav Balík tried to give voice to the problems of an ambitious young woman who decides to get back to work after a few years spent on maternity leave. NFA.CZ

Boot Called Melichar 1983

A stories about friendship and love, children and parents, students and teachers - all from one regular Czech school during the eighties.

The Ninth Heart 1979

Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana, who is stricken with a strange illness. Unknown to Martin or anyone else, the princess is actually under the spell of the powerful magician Andlobrandini, who is preparing a rejuvenating elixir made from the blood of nine men's hearts.