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Desire (1958 Film)
''Desire'' ( cs, Touha) is a 1958 Czech anthology film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film consists of four stories – ''About a Boy Who Searched for the End of the World'', ''People on Earth and Stars in the Skies'', ''Anděla'' and ''Mum'' Cast * Jan Jakeš as Joska Malina * Václav Babka as Joska's father * Věra Bublíková as Joska's mother * Vlastimil Brodský as Novosad * Jana Brejchová as Lenka * Jiří Vala as Jan * František Vnouček as Lenka's father * Otto Šimánek as Brother-in-law * Eva Blažková as Tonča * Věra Tichánková as Anděla * Václav Lohniský as Michal * Zdeněk Kutil as Pavelka * Vladimír Brabec as Municipal office employee * 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 fictional character, characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojtěch Jasný
Vojtěch Jasný (30 November 1925 – 15 November 2019) was a Czech director, screenwriter and professor who has written and directed over 50 films. Jasný made feature and documentary films in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Austria, USA & Canada, and was a notable figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s. He is best remembered for his movies ''The Cassandra Cat'' and ''All My Compatriots'', both of which won prizes at Cannes Film Festival. In addition to his film career, he taught directing at film schools in Salzburg, Vienna, Munich and New York. Life Jasný was born in Kelč, Czechoslovakia on 30 November 1925. His father was a teacher. In 1929 his father bought a movie projector for a local Sokol club, which provided Jasný's first introduction to cinema. After watching Renoir's The Little Match Girl he decided to become a filmmaker. During his teens, he made amateur movies on a 9mm camera. During WWII his father was arrested and sent to Auschwitz where he died in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Blažková
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] |
Czechoslovak Black-and-white Films
Czechoslovak may refer to: *A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93) **First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38) **Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39) **Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60) **Fourth Czechoslovak Republic (1960–89) **Fifth Czechoslovak Republic (1989–93) *''Czechoslovak'', also ''Czecho-Slovak'', any grouping of the Czech and Slovak ethnicities: **As a national identity, see Czechoslovakism **The title of Symphony no. 8 in G Major op. 88 by Antonín Dvořák in 1889/90 *The Czech–Slovak languages, a West Slavic dialect continuum **The Czechoslovak language, a theoretical standardized form defined as the state language of Czechoslovakia in its Constitution of 1920 **Comparison of Czech and Slovak See also * Slovak Republic (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) * Slovak (other) * Czech (other) Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Czech-language Films
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Czech Anthology Films
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland * Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States People * Bronisław Czech (1908–1944), Polish sportsman and artist * Danuta Czech (1922–2004), Polish Holocaust historian * Hermann Czech (born 1936), Austrian architect * Mirosław Czech (born 1968), Polish politician and journalist of Ukrainian origin * Zbigniew Czech (born 1970), Polish diplomat See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) The Czech Republic is a nation state in Europe. Czech Republic may also refer to: *Czech Republic (European Parliament constituency) *Czech Socialist Republic The Czech Socialist Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Films
The year 1958 in film in the US involved some significant events, including the hit musicals '' South Pacific'' and '' Gigi'', the latter of which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1958 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – ''Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'' is an early example of the French New Wave; it is also notable for the improvised soundtrack by Miles Davis. ''Le Beau Serge'' is credited as the first French New Wave feature. * February 16 – ''In the Money'' by William Beaudine is released. It will be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began in 1946. * February 27 – Harry Cohn, the remaining founder of Columbia Pictures and one of the last remaining Hollywood movie moguls, dies. * The second installment of Sergei Eisenstein's '' Ivan the Terrible'' is officially released, having previously been shelved for political reasons. It ... [...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] |
Vladimír Brabec
Vladimír Brabec (15 May 1934 in Prague – 1 September 2017 in Nová Ves pod Pleší) was a Czech actor. Selected filmography *''Revolucni rok 1848'' (1949) - Student *''Krízová trojka'' (1952) - Boy *''Velké dobrodruzství'' (1952) - Cervenka *''Návsteva z oblak'' (1955) - Parachutist - operator *''Ztracená stopa'' (1956) *''September Nights ''September Nights'' ( cs, Zářijové noci) is a 1957 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. Cast * Václav Lohniský * Ladislav Pešek * Stanislav Remunda * Zdeněk Řehoř * Jiří Vala * Vladimír Menšík * Josef Bláha * Jiří ...'' (1957) *''Malí medvedári'' (1957) - Vychovatel detského domova *''Váhavý strelec'' (1957) *''Cerný prapor'' (1958) *'' Desire'' (1958) *''Zivot pro Jana Kaspara'' (1959) - MUDr. Lipský *''Probuzení'' (1960) *''Pochodne'' (1961) - delnický predák Ladislav Zápotocký *''Nocni host'' (1961) - starsina SNB Vitek Hrabal *''Praha nultá hodina'' (1963) - MUDr. Fahoun *''Prosim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Kutil
Zdeněk is a Czech given name derived from the Latin name Sidonius. contested the relation with the Latin name, and an alternative etymology is a diminutive of Zdeslav.Jan Svoboda, Staročeská osobní jména se základem sd , sdě-, :Onomastica nr 7, r. IV, z. 2, Wrocław 1958 The South Slavic counterpart is Zdenko. The feminine counterpart is Zdenka. In Slovenian, it means stopgap. Notable people with the name include: * Zdeněk Altner (born 1947), Doctor of Laws, is a Czech lawyer and advocate * Zdeněk Adamec (born 1956), retired javelin thrower who represented Czechoslovakia *Zdeněk Bárta (1891–1987), Bohemian Olympic fencer * Jan Zdeněk Bartoš (1908–1981), Czech composer * Zdeněk Bažant (born 1937), Professor at Northwestern University's Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science * Zdeněk Blatný (born 1981), Czech professional ice hockey left wing * Zdeněk Bohutínský (born 1946), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist * Zdeněk Bradáč (born ... [...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] |
Věra Tichánková
Věra Tichánková (7 December 1920 – 9 January 2014) was a Czech actress, whose career spanned over seven decades. Věra Tichánková died on 9 January 2014, aged 93, in Prague, Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The .... She was survived by her husband, actor and playwright Jan Skopeček. References External links * 1920 births 2014 deaths People from the Banská Bystrica Region Czech people of Slovak descent Czech film actresses Czech television actresses Czech stage actresses 20th-century Czech actresses 21st-century Czech actresses Czechoslovak actresses Recipients of the Thalia Award {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Šimánek
Otto Šimánek (28 April 1925 – 8 May 1992) was a Czechoslovak actor. Šimánek worked at the Prague City Theater. He also taught mime at the Prague Conservatory The Prague Conservatory or Prague Conservatoire ( cs, Pražská konzervatoř) is a music school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1808. Currently, Prague Conservatory offers four or six year study courses, which can be compared to the level .... He became internationally known through the role of the silent wizard Pan Tau. References External links * Otto Šimánek at the CSFD 1925 births 1992 deaths People from Třešť Czechoslovak mimes Czechoslovak male stage actors Czechoslovak male television actors Czechoslovak male film actors Academic staff of the Prague Conservatory {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
