Acting
Elena Zvaríková-Pappová
Born May 5, 1935 · Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
Died August 17, 1974 · aged 39
No biography available.
Known For
The Shop on Main Street · 1965The Shop on Main Street
★ 7.11965
MovieDramaWar
In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie. Since the post comes with a salary and standing in the town's corrupt hierarchy, Tono wrestles with greed and guilt as he and Rozalie gradually befriend each other. When the authorities order all Jews in town to be rounded up, Tono faces a moral dilemma unlike any he's known before.
The Genius · 1969The Genius
★ 10.01969
MovieDrama
A metaphorical story about the conflict of human reason and ideals with the dehumanizing mechanism of social institutions. A satire criticizing the negative relations between people, condemning the evils of human characters and the resulting qualities - pride, envy, malicious gloating, hatred and mammonism.
Adrift · 1971Adrift
★ 4.81971
MovieDrama
A fisherman saves Anada, a woman adrift, from drowning. He takes her to his home, and protects her. Eventually, she occupies a larger place than was to be expected. He commits adultery with her, but his own wife seems to be in love with the strange young woman.
Cradle · 1964Cradle
1964
MovieDramaWar
A TV film based on a short story by Alfonz Bednár. A drama set during the Slovak National Uprising.
The Song of the Grey Pigeon · 1961The Song of the Grey Pigeon
★ 6.71961
MovieDramaWar
An unusual children's film set during World War II in Czechoslovakia, this compelling drama unfolds five different segments that present the war through the eyes of three youngsters. The three have a series of adventures which include saving a soldier from being captured by the Germans, helping out the resistance fighters, and meeting up with a young Russian woman trained in guerrilla warfare. As they learn more about life and danger, various circumstances constantly recall the reality of war itself. The title comes from a wounded pigeon under the care of one of the youngsters.
Naši pred bránami · 1970Naši pred bránami
★ 10.01970
MovieComedyHistory
A tragicomedy about people who are able to make use of the war situation for their own benefit. The Gavora family of four leave their secure village home blinded by the vision of a big career and easy earning of money in the capital city.
Until The Rooster Crows · 1972Until The Rooster Crows
★ 8.01972
MovieDramaTV Movie
Existentialist drama based on the play of the same name by the Slovak writer Ivan Bukovčan. The story of ten apparently randomly selected people placed in a beer hall of a small town during the Nazi occupation of Slovakia. Slowly, facts begin to emerge, characters are drawn, and the story begins to gather a dangerous pace.