Ivo Špalj Movies

The puppet film Mashkin Killed Koshkin, based on the short story of the same name by Daniil Kharms, is a small, absurd story of two heroes who...

An animation film about a clarinet and a trumpet that meet, clash, compete, compromise and harmonize.

A tribe of survivors take possession of a large but rundown building, killing all who put up resistance - but they don't know that the building is...

An artistic animated short showing the life in secondary school.

Bohus is indolent and spends his days drinking brandy. One day he finds he has inherited a brickworks, several shops and a five-star hotel. Bohus...

In a cafe, people talk, their words become expresively-shaped balloons. An older waiter tries to connect with a young woman who's reading. She...

A fairy tale based on motifs taken from Josephine tales. Like Josef II, the fictitious emperor Maxmilián often disappears from the castle in...

A bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to...

Examines the human relationship with food by showing breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

A man watches a cartoon of a cat and mouse, and cheers as the mouse scores a victory over the cat.

A sensual summer comedy for discerning audiences. In a small town with a nostalgic swimming pool, a variety bar, and a pink pastry shop, a couple in...

A fable on the futility of progress for its own sake.

A satiric film travesty of Shakespeare's dramas set in the year 2000. The protagonists are to convince the audience that human passions such as love,...

On a lonely island, where Odysseus has to serve the nymph Calypso, he remembers his great adventures: the glorious victory over Troy; the curse of...

What led a former top scientist to rob a bank and hold a dozen hostages? Czech Television's crime thriller based on Martin Goffa's novel "The Little...

One of the film stories based on the old Prague legends. This one is about the old master clock maker Hanus who construed the Prague Old Town...

A man sits down to watch a football match, which seems to consist of the players being violently mutilated in various inventive ways. The players...

Humorous as well as educational stories about magical and everyday problems, about devils, miracles, ordinary human vices and wisdom. The graphic...