Elena Zvaríková-Pappová

Acting

Elena Zvaríková-Pappová

Born May 5, 1935 · Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]

Died August 17, 1974 · aged 39

No biography available.

Known For

Interrupted SongInterrupted Song · 1960
Interrupted Song
★ 5.11960
MovieWarRomance
Young couple separated by World War 2, dream of being reunited years later.
The Shop on Main StreetThe Shop on Main Street · 1965
The 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 Song of the Grey PigeonThe Song of the Grey Pigeon · 1961
The 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 bránamiNaši pred bránami · 1970
Naši 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.
CradleCradle · 1964
Cradle
1964
MovieDramaWar
A TV film based on a short story by Alfonz Bednár. A drama set during the Slovak National Uprising.
VýhybkaVýhybka · 1963
Výhybka
1963
MovieDrama
A story of two old friends, who after ten years - one as the deputy director and the other as the chairman of the party organization - meet on a large construction site.
AdriftAdrift · 1971
Adrift
★ 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.
322322 · 1970
322
★ 5.51970
MovieDrama
A story of a man threatened by a fatal illness evaluating his life (the number 322 in the film title stands for the diagnosis of one kind of cancer). He understands his illness as a form of punishment for his cruel deeds in the 1950s. In the face of reality and his efforts to cleanse himself he hits a barrier of indifference, lack of interest, and individual and collective selfishness. He has to find his own reconciliation with his illness and his past and present life.

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