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A Jester's Tale
''A Jester's Tale'' ( cs, Bláznova kronika) is a 1964 Czech film directed by Karel Zeman. Described by Zeman as a "pseudo-historical" film, it is an anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. The film combines live action with animation to suggest the artistic style of the engraver Matthäus Merian. Cast * Petr Kostka as Petr * Miloslav Holub as Recruiting officer Matyáš of Babice * Emília Vášáryová as Lenka * Valentina Thielová as Countess Veronika * Karel Effa as Hetman Varga of Koňousov * Eva Šenková as Countess * Eduard Kohout as Count * Vladimír Menšík as Court painter * Čestmír Řanda as Watchman * Jiří Holý as Spanish officer * Josef Haukvic as Musketeer * František Kovářík as Jester Reception The film was a notable success at the 1964 San Francisco International Film Festival, winning Best Picture and Best Director. It was also voted Best Film at the 1964 Addis Ababa IFF in Ethiopia, and was honored in three categories at Cannes C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Zeman
Karel Zeman (3 November 1910 – 5 April 1989) was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator, best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation. Because of his creative use of special effects and animation in his films, he has often been called the "Czech Georges Méliès, Méliès". Life Zeman was born on 3 November 1910 in Ostroměř (near Nová Paka) in what was then Austria-Hungary. Published online: At his parents' insistence, he studied business education, business at high school in Kolín. In the 1920s, he studied at a French advertising school, and worked at an advertising studio in Marseilles until 1936. It was in France that he first worked with animation, filming an ad for soap. He then returned to his home country (by now the First Czechoslovak Republic, known as Czechoslovakia), after visiting Egypt, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Back in Czechoslovakia, Zeman advertised for Czech firms like Bata Shoes, Baťa and Tatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animation
Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most animations are made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Computer animation can be very detailed Computer animation#Animation methods, 3D animation, while Traditional animation#Computers and traditional animation, 2D computer animation (which may have the look of traditional animation) can be used for stylistic reasons, low bandwidth, or faster real-time renderings. Other common animation methods apply a stop motion technique to two- and three-dimensional objects like cutout animation, paper cutouts, puppets, or Clay animation, clay figures. A cartoon is an animated film, usually a short film, featuring an cartoon, exaggerated visual style. The style takes inspiration from comic strips, often featuring anthropomorphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The city is known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and restaurants, and for several conferences. History By the 2nd century BC, the Ligurian Oxybii established a settlement here known as ''Aegitna'' ( grc, Αἴγιτνα). Historians are unsure what the name means. The area was a fishing village used as a port of call between the Lérins Islands. In 154 Before Christ, BC, it became the scene of violent but quick conflict between the troops of Quintus Opimius and the Oxybii. In the 10th century, the town was known as Canua. The name may derive from "canna", a Reed (plant), reed. Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman outpost on Le Suquet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, the city's population was estimated to be 2,739,551 inhabitants. Addis Ababa is a highly developed and important cultural, artistic, financial and administrative centre of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa was portrayed in the 15th century as a fortified location called "Barara" that housed the emperors of Ethiopia at the time. Prior to Emperor Dawit II, Barara was completely destroyed during the Ethiopian–Adal War and Oromo expansions. The founding history of Addis Ababa dates back in late 19th-century by Menelik II, Negus of Shewa, in 1886 after finding Mount Entoto unpleasant two years prior. At the time, the city was a resort town; its large mineral spring abundance attracted nobilities of the empire, led them to establish permanent settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco International Film Festival
The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by the San Francisco Film Society, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in international film and video production with an emphasis on work that has not yet secured U.S. distribution. In 2009, it served around 82,000 patrons, with screenings held in San Francisco and Berkeley."San Francisco Film Festival Bucks Economic Trends to Set New Records for Revenue and Attendance." sffs.org. 7 May 2009. San Francisco Film Society. 29 June 2009 In March 2014, Noah Cowan, former executive director of the Toronto International Film Festival, became executive director of the SFFS and SFIFF, replacing Ted Hope. Prior to Hope, the festival was briefly headed by Bingham Ray, who served as SFFS executive director until his death after only ten weeks on the job in January 2012. Graham Leggat became the executive director of the Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Kovářík
František () is a masculine given name of Czech origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include: *Frank Daniel (František Daniel) (1926–1996), Czech film director, producer, and screenwriter *Frank Musil (František Musil) (born 1964), Czech professional ice hockey player and coach *František Albert (1856–1923), Czech surgeon and writer *František Balvín (born 1915), Czech Olympic cross-country skier * František Bartoš (other), multiple people **František Bartoš (folklorist) (1837–1906), Moravian ethnomusicologist and folklorist **František Bartoš (motorcycle racer) (born 1926), Czech Grand Prix motorcycle road racer *František Běhounek (1898–1973), Czech scientist, explorer, and writer * František Bělský (1921–2000), Czech sculptor *František Bílek (1872–1941), Czech Art Nouveau and Symbolist sculptor and architect *František Bolček (1920–1968), Slovak professional football player *Františ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Haukvic , a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments
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Josef may refer to * Josef (given name) * Josef (surname) * ''Josef'' (film), a 2011 Croatian war film *Musik Josef Musik Josef is a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments. It was founded by Yukio Nakamura, and is the only company in Japan specializing in producing oboe The oboe ( ) is a type of double reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Holý
Jiří Holý (27 November 1922 in Ružomberok – 11 November 2009 in Prague) was a Czech actor. He starred in the film ''Poslední propadne peklu'' under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982. Selected filmography * '' Horoucí srdce'' (1963) * '' Lupič Legenda'' (1972) * '' Hroch'' (1973) * ''Tam, kde hnízdí čápi ''Tam, kde hnízdí čápi'' is a 1975 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Steklý. Cast * Jiří Krampol * Milena Svobodová * Adolf Filip * Zdeněk Kryzánek * Gustav Opočenský * Jan Skopeček * Miloš Willig * Josef Vinklář * ...'' (1975) References 1922 births 2009 deaths People from Ružomberok Czech male actors Czech male film actors Czech male voice actors Czech scenic designers Czechoslovak male actors 20th-century Czech male actors {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čestmír Řanda
Čestmír Řanda (5 December 1923 – 31 August 1986) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in over 65 films and television shows between 1960 and 1986. Selected filmography * ''Bílá spona'' (1960) * ''Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk'' (1964) * ''Lidé z maringotek'' (1966) * ''Přísně tajné premiéry'' (1967) * ''Nejlepší ženská mého života'' (1968) * ''Witchhammer'' (1970) * '' How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer'' (1974) * ''Zaklęte rewiry'' (1975) * ''Což takhle dát si špenát ''Což takhle dát si špenát '' is a 1977 Czechoslovak comedy science fiction film directed by Václav Vorlíček. Summary Two swindlers get to prison for alcohol theft. After an exit from prison they are employed in a lab inventing a devi ...'' (1977) References External links * 1923 births 1986 deaths Czech male film actors People from Rokycany 20th-century Czech male actors {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimír Menšík
Vladimír Menšík (9 October 1929 – 29 May 1988) was a popular Czech actor and entertainer, born in Ivančice, Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Both comedian and serious actor, he created a wide range of lively characters. He starred in more than 120 movies (''September Nights'', ''Král Šumavy'', ''Hledá se táta'', ''The Cassandra Cat'', ''Lemonade Joe'', ''Loves of a Blonde'', ''The Cremator'', ''Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem'', ''Marketa Lazarová'', ''Všichni dobří rodáci'', ''Tři oříšky pro Popelku'', ''Jak utopit doktora Mráčka'', ''Dobří holubi se vracejí''), television films (''Zlatí úhoři'') and TV miniseries (''Byl jednou jeden dům'', '' Arabela'', ''Pan Tau Pan Tau (Czech for "Mr. Tau") is a character created for a children's television series. There were 33 episodes in 3 series made by the Czechoslovak Television (ČST) in cooperation with Barrandov Studios and the West German TV network Westdeuts ...'', Návštěvníci, ''Létající Čestmí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Kohout
František Eduard Kohout (6 March 1889 – 25 October 1976) was a Czech stage, film actor and television actor.Mitchell p.57 Selected filmography * ''Battalion'' (1937) * '' The Magic House'' (1939) * ''Nocturnal Butterfly'' (1941) * '' Happy Journey'' (1943) * '' The Avalanche'' (1946) * ''Sign of the Anchor'' (1947) * ''Bohemian Rapture'' (1947) * ''Jan Hus'' (1954) * '' The King of Kings'' (1963) * ''The Cremator ''The Cremator'' ( cs, Spalovač mrtvol) is a 1969 Czechoslovak dark comedy horror film directed by Juraj Herz, based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks. The screenplay was written by Herz and Fuks. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for ...'' (1969) References Bibliography * Mitchell, Charles P. ''The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 through 2002''. McFarland, 2004. External links * 1889 births 1976 deaths Czech male film actors Czech male stage actors Czech male television actors Actors from České Budějovice {{Czech-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Šenková
Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in the ''Devil May Cry'' video game series * Eva (''Metal Gear''), a fictional character in the ''Metal Gear'' video games series * Evangelion (mecha), commonly referred to as "Eva" or "EVA", a fictional cyborg in the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise Films * ''Eva'' (1948 film), a Swedish film * ''Eva'' (1953 film), a Greek drama film * ''Eva'' (1958 film), an Austrian film * ''Eva'' (1962 film), a French-Italian film in English * ''Eva'' (2010 film), an English-language Romanian film * ''Eva'' (2011 film), a Spanish film * ''Eva'' (2018 film), a French film Music Artists *Eva (singer), French singer * E.V.A. (band) (Eve Versus Adam), an Italian female pop band * Banda Eva, a Brazilian axé band formerly fronted by Ivete Sanga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
