The story tells about a girl who was poor, but on the other hand so good and hardworking that she received a special gift from fate. A spinning wheel on which she could spin golden threads. And there was a count who liked her, but he liked the gold she brought with her to his house even better. And...
The biographical story of Pavel Emanuel Dobšinský - a television film about the life and knowledge of a man who managed to stay true to himself, his people and his ideas despite the times. The story begins at the end of the great storyteller's life, when through his own memories, captured by his...
Ten short unrelated stories that move chronologically through Slovakia's twentieth-century history as seen from the perspective of life in small towns and villages.
A fairy tale about two princesses - sisters, one of whom wasbeautiful and superficial and the other less beautiful, but wise and saved the kingdom from famine. Where there was there was a kingdom in which lived two princesses. Pretty Margaret and wise Marietta. As they grew up, the differences...
The hero of the tale, based on Samuel Czambel's story, is banished from his home because of laziness - let him learn something in the world. Who knows how he would have turned out if he hadn't accidentally acquired four miraculous things that can make one full, overpower the enemy and make one...
Magdalene has everything except one little thing: money. But the beautiful and wise daughter of a poor peasant knows that one day, the day will surely come when everything will turn around for the better. It sounds unbelievable at first, but her father's current troubles may be Magdalene's...
Agáta, a sensitive and impractical childless widow, is placed in a retirement home not out of neglect or poverty but because her middle-aged relatives, overwhelmed by their own responsibilities, believe she will fare better among peers. Unprepared for life among strangers with quirky habits and...
