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Antonín Procházka (actor)
Antonín Procházka is a Czech film, television and stage actor, playwright and director. Biography Procházka was born 25 December 1953 in Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia. He studied at the Faculty of Theatre of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He is husband of actress Štěpánka Křesťanová and father of actor Antonín Procházka jr. Procházka has written 13 stage plays, largely comedies. Theatre J. K. Tyl Theatre, Plzeň *'' Kouzlo 4D'' (2013-???) .... *''The Dresser'' (22 June 2013-????) .... Norman *'' Celebrity, s.r.o.'' .... *'' Ve státním zájmu'' .... ??? *'' Přes přísný zákaz dotýká se sněhu'' (2005-2012) .... Emil *'' Věrní abonenti'' .... ??? *'' With your not daughter'' (1996) .... ??? *'' Queen Margot'' .... Charles IX. *'' I Served the King of England'' .... Jan Dítě *''King Lear'' .... Clown *'' Chekhov in Jalta'' .... Anton Pavlovich Chekhov *''Rozmarné léto'' .... Roch *''Marriage'' .... Kočkarev *'' Jakub a jeho pán'' .... J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonín Procházka
Antonín Procházka may refer to: * Antonín Procházka (painter) (1882-1945), Czech painter * Antonín Procházka (volleyball) (born 1942), Czech former volleyball player * Antonín Procházka (actor) (born 1953), Czech actor, playwright and director {{hndis, Prochazka, Antonin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rozmarné Léto
''Capricious Summer'' ( cs, Rozmarné léto) is a 1968 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel. It is based on the novel ''Rozmarné léto'' (Summer of Caprice) by the Czech writer Vladislav Vančura. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The film won the Crystal Globe at 1968 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film depicts a humorous story of three men, a major (an artillery officer), a priest and a bath-keeper, during rainy summer days. Plot summary Cast * Rudolf Hrušínský as Antonín Dura * Vlastimil Brodský as Major Hugo * František Řehák as priest / abbé / canon Roch * Míla Myslíková as Kateřina Durová * Jana Preissová as Anna (as Jana Drchalová) * Jiří Menzel as Arnoštek, the tightrope walker * Bohuš Záhorský Bohumil "Bohuš" Záhorský (5 February 1906 – 22 September 1980) was a Czechoslovak actor. He appeared in more than one hund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity S
Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media. An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even from their connection to another celebrity. 'Celebrity' usually implies a favorable public image, as opposed to the neutrals 'famous' or 'notable', or the negatives 'infamous' and 'notorious'. History In his 2020 book ''Dead Famous: an unexpected history of celebrity'', British historian Greg Jenner uses the definition: Although his book is subtitled "from Bronze Age to Silver Screen", and despite the fact that "Until very recently, sociologists argued that ''celebrity'' was invented just over 100 years ago, in the flickering glimmer of early Hollywood" and the suggestion that some medieval saints might qualify, Jenner asserts that the earliest celebrities live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristián II
Kristian is a name in several languages, and is a form of Christian. Meaning in different languages The name is used in several languages, among them Albanian, Slovak, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian language, Norwegian, Swedish language, Swedish, Bosnian language, Bosnian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian and Croatian language, Croatian. In some languages people with the name are sometimes named after the cross, not after Christ. The word cross in Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, Serbian language, Serbian is ''kr'st'' and in Russian language, Russian is ''krest'', in some cases pronounced ''krist''. In contrast Christ in these Slavic languages is called ''Hristos'', which confuses to which of both nouns the name sounds more similar. The name may have a third meaning in Bulgarian and Macedonian, in which the word ''kr'sten'' means baptized and has the same as the word for cross. Though sounding similar, the words cross a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klíče Na Neděli
''Klíče na neděli'' ''(Keys on Sunday)'' is a Czech comedy play by Antonín Procházka. Plot Two couples met at an unsuccessful party. It is revealed that all four of them are in stereotypical marriages. They get drunk, swap partners and exchange keys. A rich aunt comes from Switzerland, and after an awkward lunch with in-laws, a cuckolded husband arrives to punish his wife's infidelity, as well as the wife of an influential official who comes to save what she sees as her daughter's slumming. The plot gets complicated with many misunderstandings, and it can be regarded as a farce. The order is restored happily, even though everyone did not get what they wanted. Characters *Luisa Puckailerová *Ing. Jindřich Dostál *M.D. Irena Dostálová *Karel Kartouch *Dana Kartouchová *Jindřich's mother *Model *Lover *Husband *Ms. Urbanová Productions A production opened at Branické Divadlo in Prague on June 5, 2008, directed by Antonín Procházka. Notable cast members includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closely Watched Trains
''Closely Watched Trains'' ( cs, Ostře sledované vlaky) is a 1966 Czechoslovak film directed by Jiří Menzel and is one of the best-known products of the Czechoslovak New Wave. It was released in the United Kingdom as ''Closely Observed Trains''. It is a coming-of-age story about a young man working at a train station in German-occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. The film is based on a 1965 novel by Bohumil Hrabal. It was produced by Barrandov Studios and filmed on location in Central Bohemia. Released outside Czechoslovakia during 1967, it won the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 40th Academy Awards in 1968. Plot The young Miloš Hrma, who speaks with misplaced pride of his family of misfits and malingerers, is engaged as a newly-trained train dispatcher at a small railway station near the end of the Second World War and the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. He admires himself in his new uniform and looks forward, like his prematurely retired train driver fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadeus (play)
''Amadeus'' is a play by Peter Shaffer which gives a fictional account of the lives of composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, first performed in 1979. It was inspired by Alexander Pushkin's short 1830 play '' Mozart and Salieri'', which Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov used in 1897 as the libretto for an opera of the same name. The play makes significant use of the music of Mozart, Salieri and other composers of the period. The premieres of Mozart's operas ''The Abduction from the Seraglio'', '' The Marriage of Figaro,'' '' Don Giovanni'', and ''The Magic Flute'' are the settings for key scenes. It was presented at the Royal National Theatre, London in 1979, then moved to Her Majesty's Theatre in the West End followed by a Broadway production. It won the 1981 Tony Award for Best Play and Shaffer adapted it for the 1984 film of the same name. Plot ince the play's original run, Shaffer extensively revised his play, including changes to plot details; the following is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
