Books and films connected with water

Jaroslav Foglar: Hoši od Bobří řeky

It is a book about a group of 12 boys and their leader Rikitan. The boys learn, do sport and camp together. They hunt "beavers" - they fulfill 13 different tasks. In summer, they camp near the Beavers' River.

Jaroslav Foglar: Strach nad Bobří řekou

It is the sequel to the novel Hoši od Bobří řeky. The story of the boys is situated to the hard time of the Second World War.

Jaroslav Foglar: Chata v Jezerní kotlině

It is a novel about two friends who found a nice basin hidden between rocks. They built a small cottage here and the experience many things together.

Jaroslav Novák:

It is a story from a summer camp of water-scouts.

Jaroslav Novák: Hoši na řece

The twins Sáma and Dáňa are water-scouts and they travel with their troop on the rivers Lužnice and Vltava. They write a diary of their camp to remember all their experiences.

Jaroslav Novák: Mořská hvězda

It is a holiday adventure of the 5th troop of water-scouts from Prague. In 1935, they hired a sailing boat called Mořská hvězda (Sea star) and travelled round the Adriatic Sea.

Jaroslav Novák: Ve stopách Odysseových

It is the second part of the adventure of the water-scouts from the 5th troop from Prague. They sail along the coast of Albania and Greece - they follow Odysseus's trails.

Jaroslav Novák, Otto Janka: Tábor nad vodopády

The book describes the adventures of the 5th troop pf water-scouts from Prague during their summer camp in the wild nature of the Tatra mountains.

Božena Němcová: Babička

In this book, the author describes her childhood in Staré bělidlo. The crazy Viktorka appears near the weir on the Úpa river and cries there.

Ota Pavel: Zlatí úhoři

The author describes his childhood on the Berounka river where uncle Prošek taught him how to fish.

Ota Pavel: Jak jsem potkal ryby, Smrt krásných srnců

This is another book written by Ota Pavel. It is about his childhood and fishing in Berounka.

Vladislav Vančura: Rozmarné léto

It is a humorous novella that takes place on the lido in Krokovy Vary on the Orše river.

Plavecký mariáš

It is a film about rafters and their work on the Moldau (Vltava) river.

Kluci na řece

It is a film about two groups of boys from Písek that are locked in battle. Each group comes from one bank of the Otava river.

Nad Niemnem

Nad Niemnem is a Positivist novel written by Eliza Orzeszkowa in 1888 during the foreign Partitions of Poland. Its main purpose was to present the Polish society and its own internal dynamics as they were in mid–19th century, in reference to the Polish January Uprising against the Russian occupation.

W kropli wody

The animated Film for children from Narcyz Kruk, produced in 1959.
The Film is about drop of water. The hero discovered the wonderful world thanks to water.

Balladyna

Balladyna is a tragedy written by Juliusz Słowacki in 1834 and published in 1839 in Paris. It is a notable work of Polish romanticism, focusing on the issues such as thirst for power and evolution of the criminal mind. The story revolves around the rise and fall of Balladyna, a fictional Slavic queen. The story took place near Gopło. Gopło is the lake near Kruszwica.

Wierna rzeka

The Faithful River is the book and film set in the Kielce region of central Poland in the winter and spring of 1863, during the January Uprising. At this time, the country of Poland did not exist; since the partitions of the late eighteenth century its territory had been carved up by Russia, Prussia, and Austria. In January 1863, the second armed insurrection took place.

Woda na Sicie

"Woda na sieci" is a fantasy film written by Anna Brzezińska in 2018.

Wody głębokie jak niebo

"Wody głębokie jak niebo" is a fantasy film written by Anna Brzezińska.

Monika Kompaníková: Hlbokomorské rozprávky

The story of the Fish Biba and Snake Rado and their wandering through the depths of the sea; beautiful ilustrations were awarded in the competition of the most beautiful book in Slovakia in 2013 by Ministry of culture.

Jožo Nižnánsky: Studňa lásky

A legendary story about the well at Trenčín castle. It was carved in the hard rock by the Turks at the behest of the merchant Omar, loved by the beautiful Turkish prisoner of Fatima. The master of the castle did not want to let her go and therefore he gave them a seemingly impossible condition: he would releaseher if he cuts a well into the Trenčín rock. And Omar succeeded. Love won.

Janko Kráľ: Zakliata panna vo Váhu a Divný Janko

A romantic ballad (with tragic end) of Janko Kráľ, first published in the almanac Nitra in 1844. It is one of the most famous ballads in Slovak literature and one of the aesthetically valuable Kráľ works.

Igor Válek: Povesti o slovenských jazerách, plesách, studniach a studničkách

A collection of mysterious stories about the comforting blue-eyed lakes of the Slovak landscape. You can read about Orava's living water, the white lady in Liptov, the empty lake in Turiec, the drowned dragon, but also about Čvachtoš of Počúvadlo. The eyes of the mountains - the tarns - mirror the story of Masha and the Elf in Strbske pleso. Our anthem spewed from the well too, and the waters of others speak of betrayal and love, but also of Janosik or of the Stur company who have been relaxing after the descent from Krivan.

Milan Rúfus: Studnička

Beautiful book full of sensitive words and affectionate verses for all lovers of our great poet and man with a big heart.

Mária Ďuríčková: Dunajská kráľovná

Legends about the Danube, Bratislava and its surroundings. Author perfectly used the narrative art and rich vocabulary. It is her homage to Bratislava, which was in the past a European city, a crossroads of roads where different nations and cultures met.

Plavčík a Vratko

Everything begins on the day when a poor charcoaler´s son is born and a royal daughter is born in the castle. The prophecy determines that they are born for each other, which the king tries to prevent in vain for several times. In order to get rid of an inappropriate successor, he sends him into the world for an impossible task. He's supposed to find and bring three golden hair of Vratko.