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Czech Film Critics' Award For Best Director
Czech Film Critics' Award for Best Director is one of the awards given to the best Czech motion picture. Winners References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Czech Film Critics' Award For Best Director Awards for best director Czech Film Critics' Awards Awards established in 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Film Critics' Awards
Czech Film Critics' Awards ( cs, Ceny české filmové kritiky) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. Awards were established in 2010 as alternative to Czech Lion Awards. Awards are organised by Association of Czech Film Critics. Categories *Best film * Best documentary *Best director *Best screenplay *Best actress *Best actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to th ... *Best audiovisual work *Best television title *Innology Award – Discovery of the Year Best film winners References {{Authority control Czech film awards Awards established in 2010 2010 establishments in the Czech Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pouta (2010 Film)
''Walking Too Fast'' ( cs, Pouta, literally ''handcuffs'' or ''bonds'') is a Czech thriller and drama film directed by Radim Špaček. It was released in 2010. It is a psychological story about relations between the secret police (StB) and the dissident movement, set in communist Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. The film was likened to the German film ''The Lives of Others''. ''Walking Too Fast'' is described as a dark thriller with an unpredictable protagonist who becomes dangerous to all people around including himself. His way to reach the goal is self-destructive. Plot The story revolves around Antonín Rusnák who is an StB agent. He feels rage towards the world. He feels sick and bored from his family and work. His psychological issues cause him breathing problems and his doctor advises him to breathe into a bag if he gets a fit. Antonín and his partner Martin surveil Tomáš and Pavel. They are both dissidents but Pavel is also collaborating with Antonín and Martin. Anto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Live The Family!
''Long Live the Family!'' ( cs, Rodina je základ státu; ) is a 2011 Czech crime film directed by Robert Sedláček. The film won the Czech Film Critics' Award for the best film of 2011. Plot Libor Pokorný works in a bank. A few billion Czech crowns disappeared from the bank as a result of fraud that he was involved in. The fraud is investigated by two police officers. He realises that he will go to prison. He persuades his wife Iva to take their family for a trip but doesn't tell her of his situation. Police realise that he is on the run. Libor can't leave the republic due to his daughter's health but he tries to solve his situation. He avoids police and tries to hide the truth from his family. They eventually come across old friends Lenka and Jiří. They sleep over at their place and celebrate the reunion. Libor tells Jiří of his situation. Jiří agrees to lend him his car. Libor asks Iva if she would stay faithful to him when he would have to leave the family for a few y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Shadow (2012 Film)
''In the Shadow'' ( cs, Ve stínu) is a 2012 Czech crime film directed by David Ondříček. The film was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. Cast * Ivan Trojan as Captain Hakl * Sebastian Koch as Major Zenke * Soňa Norisová as Jitka * Jiří Štěpnička as Pánek * David Švehlík as Beno * Marek Taclík as Bareš * Filip Antonio as Tom * Martin Myšička as Jílek * Miroslav Krobot as Kirsch * Halka Třešňáková as translator * Simona Babčáková as researcher Awards ''In the Shadow'' won nine Czech Lions at the 2012 awards. See also * List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Czech Republic has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1994 (after the split of Czechoslovakia in January 1993). However, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burning Bush (mini-series)
''Burning Bush'' ( cs, Hořící keř) is a 2013 three-part miniseries created for HBO by Polish director Agnieszka Holland. Based on real characters and events, this haunting drama focuses on the personal sacrifice of a Prague history student, Jan Palach, who set himself on fire in 1969 in protest against the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in the previous year. Dagmar Burešová, a young female lawyer, became part of his legacy by defending Palach's family in a trial against the communist government, a regime which tried to dishonour Palach’s sacrifice, a heroic action for the freedom of Czechoslovakia. The fight for freedom, for moral principles, self-sacrifice and protest in those desperate times led to the moral unification of a repressed nation, which twenty years later defeated the totalitarian regime. The anniversary of Jan Palach’s death inspired a new generation of students to start protests that led to the eventual fall of communism in Czechoslovakia, part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way Out (2014 Film)
''The Way Out'' (Czech: ''Cesta ven''; French: ''Je m’en sortirai'') is a 2014 Czech-French social drama film directed by Czech director Petr Václav. It premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The film won seven Czech Lion awards, including selected Best Czech Film of 2014 and Best Director. According to ''Variety'', ''The Way Out'' is a story of a "young gypsy The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sign ... woman trying to lead a 'normal' life ..in a constant battle against prejudice and her own community's entrenched behavior." References External links * * Cesta venat CSFD 2014 films 2010s Czech-language films Czech drama films Czech Lion Awards winners (films) Golden Kingfisher winners Czech Film Critics' Awards winners French drama films {{2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Zelenka (director)
Petr Zelenka (born 21 August 1967 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech Republic, Czech playwright and director of theatre and film. His films have been recognized at international festivals in Moscow and Rotterdam. In 2008, his film ''Karamazovi'' was the Czech Republic's official Academy Award, Oscar submission for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film. Career An early notable work is a black comedy, ''Tales of Common Insanity'' (2004) ( cs, Příběhy obyčejného šílenství), which he directed at Dejvické divadlo. He received the Alfréd Radok Awards, Alfréd Radok Award for Best Play. The play was later staged in other Czech theatres as well as in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Germany. It was also published in English and translated to Russian language, Russian. For his film ''Mnâga – Happy End '' he won the 1996 Findling Award at the Filmfestival Cottbus. In 2005 Zelenka adapted the comedy as a film, released as ''Wrong Sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost In Munich
''Lost in Munich'' () is a 2015 Czech comedy film directed by Petr Zelenka. The movie plot and title is inspired by ''Lost in La Mancha'', a documentary film about Terry Gilliam's unfinished movie. The narrative revolves a haunted making of the movie ''Lost in Munich'' which tells the story about unsuccessful journalist and 90-year-old parrot who used to live with the French prime minister Édouard Daladier and is still repeating Daladier's quotes related to the Munich Agreement. The failed film production (with the feigned French co-production) is the allegory to the alleged French betrayal in 1938. The film received the Czech Film Critics' Awards for Best Film, Director and Screenplay. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Cast * Martin Myšička as journalist Pavel Liehm, as himself * Marek Taclík as journalist Jakub, as himself * Jana Plodková as secretary of the French Institute, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I, Olga Hepnarová
''I, Olga Hepnarová'' ( cs, Já, Olga Hepnarová) is a 2016 internationally co-produced drama film, directed by Tomáš Weinreb and Petr Kazda, about Olga Hepnarová (1951–1975). She was a Czechoslovakian mass murderer, who on 10 July 1973, killed eight people with a truck in Prague. The film was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on 27 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "As stark and riveting as its cinematography, 'I, Olga Hepnarová' takes a sober, haunting look at the life leading up to a woman's horrific real-life crime." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Glenn Kenny wrote review for The New York Times, "Anchored by a startling performance by Michalina Olszanska, the Czech film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Crusader
Little Crusader ( cs, Křižáček) is a 2017 Czech historical drama film directed by Václav Kadrnka. It won a Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film, shot in Italy, tells the story of the knight Bořek, who is travelling to find his lost son. It is based on the poem ''Svojanovský křižáček'' by Jaroslav Vrchlický. The filming style is reminiscent of movies directed by František Vláčil. Cast and characters * Karel Roden as Bořek * Aleš Bílík as Szimko * Jana Semerádová as Mother * Matouš John as Jeník * Jiří Soukup as a Hermit * Michal Legíň as Uhlíř * Šimon Vyskočil as Uhlíř's son * Jana Oľhová Jana Oľhová (born 31 December 1959) is a Slovak actress. At the 2008 Sun in a Net Awards she won the category of Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film ''Music''. Oľhová won another accolade at the Sun in a Net Awards, again ... as the innkeeper's wife * Ivan Krúpa as the innkeeper * Elišk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Flies
''Winter Flies'' ( cs, Všechno bude) is a 2018 Czech-Slovak-Polish-Slovenian co-production road movie drama by Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu. It premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 1 July 2018. Olmo Omerzu has won a Best Director Award at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot The film follows two boys - Mára and Heduš. Heduš runs away from home. He joins Mára who tells him that he is running away from home. They drive through countryside in a Mára's car. They meet hitchhiker Bára who joins them. Both boys dream about having sex with her but she locks herself in the car during night and boys have to sleep outside. Mára reveals to Heduš that he goes to his grandfather who is a retired military officer. Boys eventually get to Mára's grandfather who suffers a heart attack and boys get him to hospital. Mára is later arre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old-Timers
Old-Timers (Czech title ''Staříci'') is a 2019 Czech thriller starring Jiří Schmitzer and Ladislav Mrkvička. It was directed by Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník. Plot Vlastimil Reiner returns to the Czech Republic from Oregon. He meets with his old friend Antonín and together they plan to murder an elderly former Communist prosecutor who evaded punishment for his crimes under the Communist regime. Cast * Jiří Schmitzer as Vlastimil Reiner * Ladislav Mrkvička as Antonín * Dušan Kaprálik * Michal Suchánek * Přemysl Bureš * Karel Jirák * Marika Procházková * Pavel Batěk Reception The film received generally positive reviews. It holds 68% on Kinobox as of March 2020. Jiří Schmitzer and Ladislav Mrkvička have won the Main Trilobit Award for their performance in Old-Timers. ''Old-Timers'' was also nominated for 5 Czech Film Critics' Awards and 10 Czech Lion Awards The Czech Lion Awards ( cs, Český lev) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |