Tomáš Pavelka

Marta

A film about the lives of three people. Marek lives out in the mountains with his father who is a person with a certain disability. Apart from his father Marek never interacts with any other people. The pair survive by poaching animals. Marek’s father trades the animals they poach in the nearest village for the things they need to survive in the wilderness. Marek is in hiding is because there is a war going on and he does not want to be recruited to the army. Marek wants to avoid this fate as there is no one else to take care of his father, who wouldn't survive on his own. The solitude of the pair is broken when one day when an unexpected catch awaits Marek in one of his traps...

Lovers & Murderers

Lovers & Murderers is about the ongoing war between those who have and those who want to have what the others have. The have-nots see themselves as poor victims trying to get for themselves what is justly theirs. But when the have-nots become haves, they continue to see themselves as victims of the hordes baying for what is justly theirs, and they have neither the energy nor the security to enjoy what they have obtained. The movie takes place in the microcosm of a small apartment building. The principal goal of the young people who share rooms in the building is to move into their own room and, some day, a real apartment. They scheme to get what they're after: form short-lived alliances, petition, frighten, marry, become pregnant, anything that might work. Lovers & Murderers presents Páral's vision of mankind caught in a cyclical process in which ideology pales before the pettiness, cruelty, and self-justification of human nature.

Powers

Peter has a dream job. He’s a popular magician in a posh Prague nightclub, whose act draws more applause than the strippers. He’s got an eye-catching assistant who is ready and willing to cuddle his frayed nerves whenever necessary. But he’s also got Sylvia on his neck: a pert, scatterbrained sister who forgets that a toss in the hay may just be worth a wedding ring. Things take a turn for the better – or worse? – when he discovers he possesses extra - let’s say, supernatural – powers that enable him to see into the future, hear music by rubbing his finger over a CD, and God knows what. The problem? Peter can’t control anything any more like he used to – neither his magic act, nor his love life, nor his sister’s latest erotic fantasy.

Restart

It's April 1st, and Sylvie makes a fateful mistake. Abandoned and dejected, she takes to the streets of the big city to fight for her love. She overcomes one obstacle after another, hoping to save her relationship. She has no idea that she is heading for a fatal collision. She would rather start this day over again.

Jako nikdy

The end of summer in the film also means the end of life. Vladimír Holas dies. Who is Vladimír Holas? Painter, sculptor and teacher of district importance. He painted many beautiful pictures - but not as great as he wished. He wasn't in the party, he wasn't in the Union of Artists, he didn't sell out to the past regime. The house in the beautiful countryside is his last refuge, death is inevitable and he doesn't want to die in an estranged hospital. He wants to crouch standing up, the way he lived.

O princi Truhlíkovi

We are familiar with spoiled only children in everyday life. But even in fairy tales, we find princes who are showered with excessive care by their royal parents from morning till night. If he weren't a smart and likable boy at heart, he would probably remain a royal darling forever. Fortunately, he stood on his own two feet in time, and he did well.

Případ dvou básníků

This time, Captain Vašátko of the criminal police and Horác, a painter, bohemian, and amateur detective, will be searching for the murderer of the author of so-called computer poems. Kristián Vích is a mathematician approaching forty. He is very popular among his colleagues. He is secretly dating Tereza, the wife of his rude colleague. The lovers are planning Tereza's divorce and a life together. However, Vích's despotic mother has other plans for her son and a favorite among her colleagues. One day, Kristián's body is found floating in the river, and the perpetrator is, of course, unknown...

Kolotoč

The TV comedy takes aim at the dark side of "maternal bliss." It is a period when new mothers spend their days with their small children, breastfeeding, changing diapers, putting them to sleep, doing laundry, etc., which not only their husbands, but all of us take for granted. However, with a slight exaggeration, thanks to many accurate and well-paced situations, the author humorously shows what this time can do not only to the new mother herself, but also to her immediate surroundings, in this case her husband and his career...

Červený kamínek

"Drink your life, drink it to the fullest..." sings Ješek, a carefree squire, surrounded by friends and pretty girls in a village tavern. While the young squire enjoys life, his aging mother's forehead is covered with wrinkles. The fortress is falling into disrepair, but instead of finally getting down to honest work, her son dreams of gold and riches, which, according to legend, are hidden in the nearby White Rock. Not even the sincere love of the good Johana can keep him at home, and one day Ješek sets off on a journey in search of the golden illusion...

Princezna Ano

A fairy tale about what happens when a princess who only knows how to say yes meets a boy who says no to everything. But it is also about parental love, forgiveness, and overcoming one's own limitations.

Smůla

When misfortune befalls the prince and the fairy, what will happen to their love? What will happen if misfortune befalls us...? But what exactly is luck and what is misfortune? Who knows? Prince Lukáš is convinced that luck is beauty. The beauty of images, the beauty of words, the beauty of a face. So it's no surprise that when he catches sight of the lovely fairy Oxana, the most beautiful creature in the forest, he falls in love. He falls in love with her beauty. But how will the young prince react when, later on, Oxana sacrifices her beauty for him...?

Waves

At the end of the 1960s, when the air is filled with rock-and-roll and student rebellions are changing the world, the older of two brothers joins a prestigious newsroom of the public radio broadcaster. Not long after, he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conflict between journalists and the secret service.