|
Dinner For Adele
''Dinner for Adele'' ( cs, Adéla ještě nevečeřela) is a 1977 Czech parody comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. Alternative titles were ''Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet'', ''Nick Carter in Prague'' and ''Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet''. Production The main character is a parody of the detective Nick Carter from American dime novels. Most exterior scenes were shot around Prague, including Prague main railway station, Hotel Paris, Hradčany, Letná Park and Konopiště. The carnivorous plant and animated sequences were created by Czech surrealist artist Jan Švankmajer. Plot It is the turn from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. Countess Thun asked the famous New York detective Nick Carter to travel to Prague, for assistance to solve the strange case of a missing dog. Carter is assisted by Prague police commissar Ledvina. Mysterious murder cases happen during the investigations, done by the malicious botanist Baron von Kratzmar and his carnivorous plant Adela. Von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Brdečka
Jiří Brdečka (24 December 1917 – 2 June 1982) was a Czech writer, artist, and film director. Life Brdečka was born in Hranice (then in Austria-Hungary) to a literary family; his father, Otakar Brdečka (1881 – 1930), wrote under the pseudonym Alfa. Brdečka studied philosophy and aesthetics at Charles University in Prague until the German occupation of Czechoslovakia forced the closing of the school in 1939. He then became an administrative clerk at the Prague Municipal Museum and found occasional work as a newspaper journalist and cartoonist. He worked as a press agent for the studio from summer 1941 to the end of 1942. In 1943 Brdečka took a job as an animator, and by 1949 he was working as a film director and screenwriter at Barrandov Studios. He began directing animated films on his own in 1958. In addition to his film work he also worked as a journalist, a film critic and a novelist. Brdečka's work is marked by its droll intellectual humor, often featuring an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hradčany
Hradčany (; german: Hradschin), the Castle District, is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle. The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about in length and an average of about wide. Its history stretches back to the 9th century. St Vitus Cathedral is located in the castle area. Most of the district consists of noble historical palaces. There are many other attractions for visitors: romantic nooks, peaceful places and beautiful lookouts. Hradčany was an independent borough until 1784, when the four independent boroughs that had formerly constituted Prague were proclaimed a single city. The other three were Malá Strana (german: Kleinseite, links=no, Lesser Quarter), Staré Město (german: Altstadt, links=no, Old Town) and Nové Město (german: Neustadt, links=no, New Town). References External links Official Website of the City of PragueHradčany - Prague-wiki [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Effa
Karel Effa (born Karel Effenberger; 23 May 1922 – 11 June 1993) was a Czechoslovak character actor who appeared in some 65 films. Selected filmography * ''Uloupená hranice'' (1947) - Závodcí * ''Poslední mohykán'' (1947) * ''Parohy'' (1947) * ''Znamení kotvy'' (1947) * ''Ves v pohranicí'' (1948) - Jarda * ''Muzikant'' (1948) - Musician * ''Zelezný dedek'' (1948) - Seller * ''Cervená jesterka'' (1949) * ''Pan Novák'' (1949) - Vasek Kunc * ''Rodinné trampoty oficiála Trísky'' (1949) * '' Distant Journey'' (1950) - Prisoner building a gas chamber #2 * '' The Proud Princess'' (1952) - Guard of King's Treasure * ''Únos'' (1953) - American Journalist * ''Nad námi svítá'' (1953) - Kuba * ''Haskovy povidky ze stareho mocnarstvi'' (1954) - Porotce * ''Cirkus bude!'' (1954) - Taxikár Karel * '' Music from Mars'' (1955) - Kulhánek, hrác na cello a kytaru * '' Muž v povětří'' (1956) - Postman * ''Vzorný kinematograf Haska Jaroslava'' (1956) * ''Synove hor'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Růžek
Martin Růžek, born Erhard Martin (23 September 1918 – 18 December 1995) was a Czech actor. He starred in the film ''Poslední propadne peklu'' under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982. Personal life Růžek was born on 23 September 1918 in Červený Kostelec. He died on 18 December 1995 in Prague. Selected filmography * ''Anna Proletářka'' (1950) * ''Princezna se zlatou hvězdou'' (1959) * ''The Night Guest'' (1961) * ''Death is Called Engelchen'' (1963) * ''Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk'' (1964) * '' Happy End'' (1966) * ''Lidé z maringotek'' (1966) * '' Lupič Legenda'' (1972) * ''Do Be Quick'' (1977) * ''Poslední propadne peklu ''Poslední propadne peklu'' is a Czech adventure film directed by Ludvík Ráža. It was released in 1982. Cast * Michaela Kudláčková as Magdalena * Ivan Vyskočil as Matous Psík * Bruno Oja as Hoff * Luděk Munzar as Vanek * Josef Ka ...'' (1982) References 1918 births 1995 deaths Czech male film actors Czech male stage actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Schoberová
Olga Schoberová, also known as Olinka Bérová (born March 15, 1943), is a Czech-American actress. She acted in Czech, German, Italian, Austrian, Polish, English, and American movies. As "Olinka Berova", she appeared in ''The Vengeance of She'' (1968), and several more films. Schoberová has been compared to Brigitte Bardot and Ursula Andress. She is fluent in English, German and Russian. Early life Olga Schoberová was born 15 March 1943 in Prague. Both of her parents were clerks. She graduated from the High School of Economics. Career After graduation Schoberová worked as a clerk at the Technomat, for CZK 500 per month. Her older sister Eva was a model. Since Eva was quite busy as a model, Eva once sent Olga, who looked very similar to her, to a modeling job. Olga then started shooting commercials. A Pilsner beer poster with 20 year old Olga attracted the attention of director Antonín Kachlík, who cast her in the movie ''We Were Ten'' (1963). Soon after she was cast i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Lohniský
Václav Lohniský (5 November 1920 – 18 February 1980) was a Czech film actor. He appeared in 120 films and television shows between 1950 and 1980. Selected filmography * '' Případ dr. Kováře'' (1950) * ''September Nights'' (1957) * '' Suburban Romance'' (1958) * ''Desire'' (1958) * '' The Flood'' (1958) * '' Today for the Last Time'' (1958) * '' Dařbuján a Pandrhola'' (1960) * ''The Pipes'' (1966) * ''Man on Horseback'' (1969) * ''All My Compatriots'' (1969) * '' Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje!'' (1974) * ''Zaklęte rewiry ''Hotel Pacific'' ( pl, Zaklęte rewiry) is a 1975 Polish drama film directed by Janusz Majewski. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot A jobless youth from upcountry, Roman (Kondrat), whose belongings are cra ...'' (1975) * '' Božská Ema'' (1979) References External links * 1920 births 1980 deaths People from Holice Czech male film actors 20th-century Czech male actors Czech theatre directors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works of virtually every genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral repertoire. Mozart is widely regarded as among the greatest composers in the history of Western music, with his music admired for its "melodic beauty, its formal elegance and its richness of harmony and texture". Born in Salzburg, in the Holy Roman Empire, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. His father took him on a grand tour of Europe and then three trips to Italy. At 17, he was a musician at the Salzburg court b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard Flies
Bernhard Flies (born about 1770 in Berlin) was a German amateur composer and a doctor of medicine. Little is known about Flies. He composed some piano pieces and songs. He is best known for the romantic music to the lullaby ''Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein'', (Sleep, my little prince, go to sleep) attributed to him, also known as ''Das Wiegenlied'' (the Cradle Song), from the theatre play "Esther" written by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter (1746–1797). Recent research suggests that the song was originally composed by Johann Friedrich Anton Fleischmann.Goretzki,E. and D. Krickenberg (1988). Das Wiegenlied "von Mozart", ''Mitteilungen der Internationalen Stiftung Mozarteum'', Salzburg, July (pp. 114 ff) For a long time, the composition was mistakenly attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lullaby
A lullaby (), or cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children (for adults see music and sleep). The purposes of lullabies vary. In some societies they are used to pass down cultural knowledge or tradition. In addition, lullabies are often used for the developing of communication skills, indication of emotional intent, maintenance of infants' undivided attention, modulation of infants' arousal, and regulation of behavior. Perhaps one of the most important uses of lullabies is as a sleep aid for infants. As a result, the music is often simple and repetitive. Lullabies can be found in many countries, and have existed since ancient times. Etymology The term 'lullaby' derives from the Middle English ''lullen'' ("to lull") and ''by'' 'e''(in the sense of "near"); it was first recorded circa 1560. A folk etymology derives ''lullaby'' from "Lilith-Abi" (Hebrew for "Lilith, begone"). In the Jewish tradition, Lilith was a demon who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schlafe, Mein Prinzchen
"Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein" ("Sleep, my little prince, fall asleep") is perhaps the most famous '' Wiegenlied'' (German for 'lullaby'), dating from the 18th century. History The words are by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter. For many years, the common view was that the melody was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and it was entered into the Köchel catalogue as K. 350. Attribution for the melody has since shifted to either Bernhard Flies or Friedrich Fleischmann Johann Friedrich Anton Fleischmann (19 July 1766 – 30 November 1798) was a German composer.Some sources give his first name as Josef rather than Johann. Life and career Born at Marktheidenfeld, Fleischmann studied at Mannheim with Ignaz Holz .... Lyrics Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein, Schäfchen ruhn und Vögelein, Garten und Wiese verstummt, auch nicht ein Bienchen mehr summt, Luna mit silbernem Schein gucket zum Fenster herein, schlafe bei silbernem Schein, schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein, schlaf ein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phonograph
A phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic name in the UK since 1910) or since the 1940s called a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue recording and reproduction of sound. The sound vibration waveforms are recorded as corresponding physical deviations of a spiral groove engraved, etched, incised, or impressed into the surface of a rotating cylinder or disc, called a "record". To recreate the sound, the surface is similarly rotated while a playback stylus traces the groove and is therefore vibrated by it, very faintly reproducing the recorded sound. In early acoustic phonographs, the stylus vibrated a diaphragm which produced sound waves which were coupled to the open air through a flaring horn, or directly to the listener's ears through stethoscope-type earphones. The phonograph was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison. Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Laboratory made s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnivorous Plant
Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans Protozoa (singular: protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a group of single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, that feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic tissues and debris. Histo ..., typically insects and other arthropods. Carnivorous plants still generate some of their energy from photosynthesis. Carnivorous plants have adapted to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in soil nutrient, nutrients, especially nitrogen, such as acidic bogs. They can be found on all continents except Antarctica, as well as many Pacific islands. In 1875 Charles Darwin published ''Insectivorous Plants (book), Insectivorous Plants'', the first treatise to recognize the significance of carnivory in plants, describing years of painstaking research. True carnivory is believed to have convergent evoluti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
