Eduard Grečner

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Eduard Grečner (1931, Czechoslovakia) is a director and writer, known for his feature debut Every Week Seven Days (1964), Nylon Moon (1965) and Dragon’s Return (1968). From 1950-1954 he studied at FAMU in Prague. Subsequently, he started working as a playwright, screenwriter and director in the Studia Film Studio at Koliba in Bratislava. He was an assistant director to Štefan Uher on his seminal Slnko v sieti (1963), the first work of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Grečner also acted in several films and made many television films. In the late 1980s, he was the first to chair the Slovak Film Association. In the 1990s, he returned briefly to directing and made two films. In 2018, a monograph about him – written by the Czech film scientist Milan Cyroň – was published.

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Príbelská vzbura Janka Kráľa Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

The plot takes place in the revolutionary year of 1848. It takes us to Príbelice, where Janko Kráľ returns from Pest after the March Revolution, to acquaint the Slovak people with the famous Twelve Points, together with his friend, teacher Ján Rotarides.

The Truth Is All There Is Trailer (2023)

05 July 2023

Eduard Grečner. Film director, dramaturge, publicist and poet. A talented fi lmmaker with precise artistic goals which, due to circumstances and the times, he was not always able to realise.

Jánošík (Vykrádaný superhrdina) Trailer (2010)

01 January 2010

Strieborný Favorit Trailer (1960)

01 January 1960

The Barnabáš Kos Case Trailer (1965)

16 April 1965

Barnabáš Kos, a meek and modest triangle-player in a state orchestra finds himself unfathomably promoted to musical director.

Válek Trailer (2018)

03 May 2018

Miroslav Válek was a Slovak poet whose sensitive and intimate work clashed with his political engagement in the communist party.

Dragon's Return Trailer (1968)

10 May 1968

This is a ballad about love, hate, and a search for a way out of loneliness. It is a dramatic story about the strange potter, Martin Leaps, nicknamed Dragon, who is suspected by the villagers as the cause of natural disasters.

Earthly Disturbance Trailer (1993)

05 February 1993

A film examines the inner worlds of the three protagonists - two women living in solitary seclusion and a man suddenly breaking into their privacy.

Mŕtve oči Trailer (1972)

29 September 1972

Television film, based on Rudolf Jašík's novel of the same name, tells the story of a blind boy rejected by his own family.

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel Trailer (2018)

16 September 2018

An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most acclaimed exponents - Closely Observed Trains director Jiří Menzel.

The Sun in a Net Trailer (1963)

15 February 1963

Oldrich "Fajolo" Fajták (Marián Bielik), a student who directs quasi-existentialist verbal abuse at his girlfriend Bela Blazejová (Jana Beláková), takes off to a formally volunteer summer work camp at a farm where he meets her grandfather.

The Boxer and Death Trailer (1963)

22 February 1963

Concentration camp commander Kraft finds out that prisoner Kominek is a former professional boxer. Overnight, the prisoner is made Kraft's exercise partner and unwillingly rises to a privileged position at the camp.

Every Week Seven Days Trailer (1964)

28 August 1964

Set in Bratislava, university friends Turo and Andrey are paralyzed by existential dread under the shadow of the Cold War and the threat of nuclear war.

Cradle Trailer (1964)

01 January 1964

A TV film based on a short story by Alfonz Bednár. A drama set during the Slovak National Uprising.

Nylon Moon Trailer (1966)

11 February 1966

Set in 1960s Bratislava, the film follows a cynical, thirty-year-old architect named Andrej who unexpectedly falls deeply in love with Vanda, a free-spirited and spontaneous young woman.

My z deviatej A Trailer (1962)

27 April 1962

A contemporary story about the emotional maturation of fifteen-year-olds, their relationships with school and their future profession.

Jaškov sen Trailer (1996)

05 September 1996

The love of the young woodcutter Jasek for the daughter of the sawmill owner, Etelka, is threatened by an ancient tragedy that took place in a secluded place in the middle of the mountains and forced Faktor to close himself and his daughter off from the world and people.

Martin Slivka: The Man Who Planted Trees Trailer (2007)

27 September 2007

A tribute to Martin Slivka, one of the most important personalities of Slovak cinematography and culture.