Jan Špáta Movies

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

"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.

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

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

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

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,...

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

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?...