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František Vláčil
František Vláčil (19 February 1924 – 27 January 1999) was a Czech film director, painter, and graphic artist. From 1945 to 1950, he studied aesthetics and art history at Masaryk University in Brno. Later, he worked in various groups and ateliers (e.g. on animated films), but his main focus became played film. His films are well known for high art quality. Vláčil was awarded many film prizes like the Prize of the International Film Festival 1998 in Karlovy Vary or the Czech Lion Prize for his longstanding contribution to world film culture. In 1998 Vláčil was voted the greatest Czech director of all time by a poll of Czech film critics. His film '' Marketa Lazarová'' is considered by some critics to be the best Czech film ever made. Biography Early life He spent childhood in north Moravia. He shortly studied Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague but switched to the faculty of Arts at Masaryk University. He finished his studies in 1951. He was intere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Český Těšín
Český Těšín (; ; ) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. Český Těšín lies on the west bank of the Olza (river), Olza river, in the heart of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Until the 1920 division of the region between Poland and Czechoslovakia it was just a western suburb of the town of Teschen, which after the division fell to Poland as Cieszyn. The combined population of the Czech and Polish parts of the town is around 57,000 (23,500 in Český Těšín, 33,500 in Cieszyn). The historic centre in Český Těšín is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Český Těšín consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Český Těšín (18,224) *Dolní Žukov (1,318) *Horní Žukov (850) *Koňákov (356) *Mistřovice (567) *Mosty (Česk� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomnický štít
Lomnický štít (, , , ) is one of the highest and most visited mountain peaks in the High Tatras mountains of Slovakia. Connected by cable car to Tatranská Lomnica, its summit is above sea level, making it the second highest peak in the High Tatras after Gerlachovský štít (2654 m). Local shoemaker and amateur miner Jakab Fábry stated he made an ascent around 1760–1790, but the first recorded ascent was made by the English traveler Robert Townson and guide on 16 August 1793. He measured the elevation of the peak to be 2633 m, a meter below the actual elevation. The first winter ascent was made in 1891. In the past, Lomnický štít was called as ''Vater'' (Father), ''Grossvater'' (Grandfather), ''Königsberg'' (King's Mountain), ''Królowa Tatr'' and ''Królowa Tatrzańska'' (Princess of the Tatra), ''Petra altissima kesmarkiensis'' and ''allerhöchster Kaisermärkerfels'' (Highest cliff of Kežmarok), ''höchste Kaisermärker Spitze'' (Highest peak of Kežmarok), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoke On The Potato Fields
Smoke on the Potato Fields (, literally, "the smoke of potato haulm") is a 1977 Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil. It stars Rudolf Hrušínský. The film is an adaptation of Bohumil Říha's novel ''Doktor Meluzin''. Plot The movie opens in an airport abroad, as the middle-aged Dr. Meluzin and his wife are parting. He has decided to return to his native Czechoslovakia, in search of himself, or of a self that he used to be; his wife is remaining behind. Meluzin takes a job as a primary care physician at a health center in the small village of Větrov. He is given a modest room in an apartment that belongs to the health center, which he is to share with a young couple named Kodet. The villagers are at first a little suspicious of Meluzin, and he unsure of his place with them. His first patient, an old man, flees when asked to undress for his exam, and the nurse assigned to work with Meluzin seems dismayed when he insists on maintaining medical records for the patie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Nouveau's Prague
Art is a diverse range of cultural activity centered around ''works'' utilizing creative or imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an expression of emotional power, conceptual ideas, technical proficiency, or beauty. There is no generally agreed definition of what constitutes ''art'', and its interpretation has varied greatly throughout history and across cultures. In the Western tradition, the three classical branches of visual art are painting, sculpture, and architecture. Theatre, dance, and other performing arts, as well as literature, music, film and other media such as interactive media, are included in a broader definition of "the arts". Until the 17th century, ''art'' referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences. In modern usage after the 17th century, where aesthetic considerations are paramount, the fine arts are separated and distinguished from acquired skills in general, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normalization (Czechoslovakia)
In the history of Czechoslovakia, normalization (, ) is a name commonly given to the period following the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 and up to the ''glasnost'' era of liberalization that began in the Soviet Union and its neighboring nations in 1987. It was characterized by the restoration of the conditions prevailing before the Prague Spring reform period led by the First Secretary Alexander Dubček of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) earlier in 1968 and the subsequent preservation of the new ''status quo''. Some historians date the period from the signing of the Moscow Protocol by Dubček and the other jailed Czechoslovak leaders on 26 August 1968, while others date it from the replacement of Dubček by Gustáv Husák on 17 April 1969, followed by the official normalization policies referred to as Husakism. The policy ended either with Husák's removal as leader of the Party on 17 December 1987, or with the beginning of the Velv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid (film)
''Adelheid '' is a 1970 Czechoslovak drama film directed by František Vláčil, based on a 1967 novel of the same name by Czech writer Vladimír Körner. The story is about the complicated relationship between Czech man Viktor and German woman Adelheid, and about relationships between Czechs and Germans in postwar Czechoslovakia in general. Plot Discharged Czechoslovak lieutenant Viktor Chotovický (Petr Čepek) returns to his homeland after spending much of the war in Aberdeen, Scotland employed at a RAF desk job. He has been appointed the trustee of an empty manor formerly occupied by the German family of a notorious Nazi war-criminal imprisoned by the Czechoslovak authorities. Viktor meets the Nazi's beautiful daughter Adelheid Heidenmann (Emma Černá), who is forced to work as a cleaning lady at her own mansion. Her brother is an SS officer who allegedly disappeared in the Eastern Front. Viktor makes Adelheid his captive maid, and soon falls in love with her. His heart is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Čepek
Petr Čepek (16 September 1940 – 20 September 1994) was a Czechs, Czech actor. He was among the founders of The Drama Club theatre in Prague, where he played from 1965 until his death. He also had dozens of film roles, and he won the Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role for his dual role in ''Faust (1994 film), Faust'' (1994). His appearance often led him to play negative roles. Life Petr Čepek was born on 16 September 1940 in Prague. His mother had a musical education and his father loved theatre. In 1942, his brother Karel was born, who later also became a theatre actor. Petr Čepek spent his childhood and adolescence in Ostrava, where his family moved after his father's death. At the age of thirteen, he made his first appearance in the theatre, in an amateur performance. Čepek studied acting at Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) at the same class as Ladislav Mrkvička, Josef Abrhám and Jiří Krampol. He left school shortly before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Valley Of The Bees
''The Valley of the Bees'' () is a 1968 Czechoslovak historical drama film directed by František Vláčil. The film follows a young man Ondřej who's sent to join the Teutonic order by his father. When he flees the order and returns home, his friend Armin is determined to bring him back. Plot The film is set in the 13th century. The lord of Vlkov marries much younger Lenora. His son Ondřej gives live bats to Lenora as a wedding gift, which enrages his father who almost kills him. He prays for the boy to survive. He promises to God that he will give Ondřej to the Teutonic Order if he survives. Ondřej is healed and sent to the Baltic Sea, where he joins the Teutonic Order. He befriends Armin who becomes his mentor and protector. Armin participated in the Crusades to the Holy Land and is a fanatic who is devoted to God. Knight Rotgier tries to leave the order and escapes. Ondřej, Armin and other members chase him. He is found by Ondřej and tries to convince Ondřej to leave the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Czech Films Considered The Best
This article shows notable survey—either by critics or by the public of best Czech films. Some surveys focus on all Czech films, while others focus on a particular genre. It can be the highest ranked Czech exponent of an international poll. Best film overall This section shows results of Best Czech film polls. Film critics 1994 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival survey 1998 poll of 55 Czech and Slovak film critics and publicists Filmové dědictví 2007 Reflex Poll 2011 Sight & Sound Poll 2012 Kánon 100 - voting by 20 Czech film critics and historians in 2018 Public polls Filmové dědictví 2007 Media Desk Poll 2010 Reflex Poll 2011 Kánon 100 Poll 2018 By genre Comedy 1998 public survey "Comedy of the Century" Public Survey by Novinky.cz 2007 Experimental Kinobox rating 2017 Fairy tale films Dáma rating 2012 Kinobox rating 2017 Horror Kinobox rating 2017 Musical Public Survey by Novinky.cz 2007 Science fiction Public Survey by Novinky.cz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Koblasa
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodor Pištěk (costume Designer)
Theodor Pištěk may refer to: * Theodor Pištěk (actor) (1895–1960), Czech actor * Theodor Pištěk (artist) (born 1932), Czech costume designer, son of the above actor {{hndis, Pistek, Theodor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Trap
The Devil's Trap () is a 1962 Czechoslovak historical film directed by František Vláčil. It was inspired by Alfréd Technik's novel ''Mlýn na ponorné řece''. It is considered the first part of a loose trilogy of historical films by Vláčil, the others being ''Marketa Lazarová'' and ''The Valley of the Bees''. The film's main theme is the conflict between religion and science. Religion is represented by a fanatical Jesuit priest, while science is represented by an old miller and his son. Vláčil wanted the film to depict the 17th century as authentically as possible. Plot The film is set in the early 17th century. The Regent of Valeč dislikes Spálený, the local miller, whom local people greatly respect. Spálený knows the local lands well, but his family is suspected of witchcraft due to an incident that occurred generations before. When Swedish soldiers arrive and plunder the land, they also burn the mill, but Spálený and his family miraculously survive. Probus, a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
