Elo Havetta Movies

The documentary tribute to the solitary director Elo Havetta (1938-1975),the author of only two feature films (Celebration in the Botanical Garden and Wild Lilies),which belong to the peaks of Slovak cinema. In their time, they brought playfulness and sponta...

One of the lead characters is Maria, an inn keeper; always a bride but never a wife. She meets the newcomer Pierre, who disturbs the peace of the small village and teaches the locals how to enjoy life. The film is full of fireworks of lovely colours, and a war...

It was autumn 1939, shortly after the attack on Poland by the German army. The military component of the Slovak State are allies of the Nazis, and with them came on Polish territory. They're alongside the mighty army of Hitler's occupation force. In the decima...