Build a House, Plant a Tree (1980)
Drama
Juraj Jakubisko's first feature film after a forced nine-year-long break is a story about an unconventional man, Jozef Matúš. He arrives to a small village in eastern Slovakia to settle down and start a family. He is ready to subordinate everything to his goal. It all starts with stealing building material and ends with him disregarding those close to him to a point where his ambitions are turning against him. Build a House, Plant a Tree is a viewer-friendly film with a plot resembling a western, including several attractive action sequences.
Cast
Jozef Matúš
Ivan Šimiak
Grandma Haňa
Deputy Dzuriak
Tóno Rosinec
Grandma Haľa
Shepherd
Driver
Police Officer
Pensioner
Pensioner
Samo's Wife
Helena Šimiaková
Katka
Assistant Driver
Traffic Manager
Policeman
Gatekeeper
Man
Forester
Jozef Matúš (voice)
Helena Šimiaková (voice)
Žiga (voice)
Žiga
Emil Šimiak (voice)
Ryšavý (voice)
Babiak (voice)
Major (voice)
Grandma Haňa (voice)
Traffic Manager (voice)
Emil Šimiak
Ryšavý
Samo
Babiak
Major
Mária
Crew
Director
Original Music Composer
Story
Screenplay
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Dramaturgy
Production Design
Costume Design
Makeup Artist
Editor
Sound
Production Manager
First Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Camera
Property Master
Costumer
Unit Production Manager
Script
Still Photographer
Conductor