Jan Špáta Movies

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

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

A minimalist portrait of ultimate love.

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

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,...

Where there are temptations, there must also be control. Jan Špáta and inspectors from the consumer council of communist...

An exploration of the declining birth rate in the Czechoslovakia.

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

A dryly humourous quasi-philosophical account of the nature and psyche of Scotland and its natives, from the perspective of two visiting Czechs.

In 1990, filmmaker Jan Špáta headed to the North Moravian border region to join photographer Jindřich Štreit. His social...

A Czech documentary filmmaker's cinematic travelogue of Ireland.

Meat evokes happiness hormones, but behind the gentle words “pork belly” or “neck” lies a meat factory where meat is divided,...

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?...

In 1964, Jan Spáta created his documentary called Nejvetsí prání (1964), an enquette about the desires of the young...