František Kovár

Acting

František Kovár

Born November 14, 1946 · Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia] (age 79)

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Known For

The LawyerThe Lawyer · 1978
The Lawyer
8.01978
MovieDrama
The story of a young lawyer who finds herself in a difficult situation when she encounters troubles in her burgeoning career and complications in private her life.
ŠtúrŠtúr · 2026
Štúr
6.02026
MovieHistoryDrama
Adéla falls in love with Ľudovít Štúr, a scholar, philosopher, and poet who rebels against the societal conditions in Hungary. A revolution breaks out, and Štúr finds himself caught up in events that will forever change Europe and their fate.
The Millennial BeeThe Millennial Bee · 1983
The Millennial Bee
6.31983
MovieComedyDrama
A family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovak village over a period of thirty years (1887–1917). The first part captures the life of Martin Pichandu in the development of his craft, masonry; in the second part, his son is center stage living in a period of socio-political crisis, which ultimately results in the first World War. After originally airing on Czechoslovakian television in 1983 as a four-part 226-minute mini-series, this production received a 163-minute theatrical release in 1984.
King ThrushbeardKing Thrushbeard · 1984
King Thrushbeard
6.61984
MovieFamilyFantasy
When a selfless king learns of a beautiful princess in a neighboring kingdom who callously turns down every suitor with an insult, he tries his luck to no avail. So, he hatches a plot with her father in which the princess is married to him, in disguise as a beggar, so he can teach her lessons about humility and compassion.
The GardenThe Garden · 1995
The Garden
7.31995
MovieComedyDrama
Jakub's life arrived at a dead-end. He leaves his job, and gets into conflict with his father. The trouble just grows by his relation with a married woman. Breaking out, Jakub realizes the pleasures of the countryside in the old garden of his grandfather. He finds true love with an angel, and encounters various exciting moments of his new free life. Strange visitors arrive, and he wont get back to town anymore.
Orbis PictusOrbis Pictus · 1997
Orbis Pictus
7.11997
MovieDramaFantasy
In Slovakia, the sixteen year-old Terezka is discharged from her school with a letter to her mother. Along her surrealistic journey to find her mother, Terezka entwines reality and fantasy and meets a man that is hired to burn clothes; a woman buried on the ground; a young bride that is marrying the forty and something year-old widow of his brother to support her family as a tradition in their village; her younger brother that is intern in a special school; a decadent TV comedian and his wife; a powerful mobster in the kitchen of a restaurant; one lover of her mother in her former address; and finally her promiscuous mother that advises her to travel through the world.
Život na útekuŽivot na úteku · 1976
Život na úteku
7.01976
MovieDramaWar
In Slovakia, they often and gladly honored those soldiers who refused to serve the fascist regime and stood against it. Lieutenant Kukorelli also rejected the tempting career of a pilot, instead helping the resistance fighters and later participating in the Slovak National Uprising.
Celebration in the Botanical GardenCelebration in the Botanical Garden · 1969
Celebration in the Botanical Garden
6.71969
MovieFantasyAdventure
Maria, an inn keeper, is always a bride but never a wife. She meets newcomer Pierre, who disturbs the peace of the small village and teaches the locals how to enjoy life. E. Havetta's debut was inspired by naïve art, French impressionism, silent slap-stick and Western Slovakian folk traditions.

Filmography

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AngličaninaAngličanina · 2020
Angličanina
2020
MovieMusic
The naughty Whistle has moved in with the Fairy Forget-Me-Not. She is restless, capricious, always inventing and fun to be with. She would like to learn more about the world of children... Forget-Me-Not's children's friends come to learn English, who are driven there by Zajko Smejko in his magic car. Whistle is at first completely confused by all the "English stuff", but in the end she manages to master not only English words and phrases, but also nice English pronunciation. An unconventional way to learn English that children love. By following the exciting plot and rhythmic repetition, including in the form of songs, they learn new vocabulary without even knowing it. The stories are sensitively supplemented in Slovak with English songs. The DVD is suitable for the youngest children from 2 years old to schoolchildren.
The Physician of a Dying TimeThe Physician of a Dying Time · 1984
The Physician of a Dying Time
8.01984
SeriesDrama
Series about the life of Renaissance anatomist, scholar and politic Johannes Jessenius. Already legendary series today, was produced by Czechoslovak Television Bratislava, directed by Slovak director Miroslav Luther in the first half of 80's in Barrandov Studios in Prague. The story and screenplay of the series wrote Czech writer Vladimír Körner. Five-episodes epic historical narration is a biographical story of distinguished Renaissance scholar, anatomist and politic of Slovak origin, Johannes Jessenius (Ján Jesenský, 1566–1621). It displays his life from the first studies and successes. In 1594 he became professor of surgery and anatomy on Wittenberg University, which he had attended years before. From that moment, his life went through social and personal wins and losses, to the sad end on the Prague Old Town Square gallows, among 27 noblemen, knights and burgenses, after lose Bohemian Revolt in 1621. His destiny was coupled with key events of Czech history in the break of 16th and 17th century, when Renaissance and European humanism slowly fade out.

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