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List Of Highest-grossing Czech Films
This is a list of the highest-grossing Czech films, with box office from Czech cinemas given in Czech korunas. Highest-grossing Czech films Highest-grossing films by year See also * List of highest-grossing films * List of most expensive films * List of most expensive Czech films This is a list of the most expensive Czech films, with budgets given in Czech korunas. Most expensive Czech films Record-holders See also * List of most expensive films * List of most expensive non-English-language films * List of highest-gros ... Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Czech films, highest-grossing Highest-grossing Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Koruna
The koruna, or crown, (sign: Kč; code: CZK, cs, koruna česká) has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 1993. The koruna is one of the European Union's 9 currencies, and the Czech Republic is legally bound to adopt the euro currency in the future. The official name in Czech is (plural , though the zero-grade genitive plural form is used on banknotes and coins of value 5 Kč or higher). The ISO 4217 code is CZK and the local acronym is Kč, which is placed after the numeric value (e.g., "50 Kč") or sometimes before it (as is seen on the 10-koruna coin). One crown is made up of 100 '' hellers'' (abbreviated as "h", official name in Czech: singular: , nominative plural: , genitive plural: – used with numbers higher or equal to 5 – e.g. ), but hellers have now been withdrawn from circulation, and the smallest unit of physical currency is 1 Kč. History In 1892, the Austro-Hungarian crown replaced the florin, at the rate of one florin to two crow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Po Strništi Bos
Po strništi bos (English - Barefoot, or Barefoot on Stalks) is a 2017 Czech war comedy film directed by Jan Svěrák. It is a prequel to ''The Elementary School''. Plot The film follows the young boy Eda Souček and his extended family during World War II. The family has to move to his family's home in the countryside home because Eda's father refuses to Heil in his job. Eda makes new friends and gets used to life in village. He also meets his uncle who is known as Vlk. Vlk doesn't get along with rest of the family because he tried to strangle his mother. Eda eventually befriends Vlk. Life in the village is influenced by war. Cast * Alois Grec as Eda * Tereza Voříšková as Mother * Ondřej Vetchý as Father * Oldřich Kaiser as Vlk * Jan Tříska as Grandfather * Viera Pavlíková as Grandmother * Hynek Čermák as Uncle * Petra Špalková as Aunt * Zdeněk Svěrák as Headmaster * Václav Hubka as Ota * Niklas Klinecký as Satík * Josef Bedlivý as Prcek * Petr Uhlí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of The Devil
''Year of the Devil'' ( cs, Rok ďábla) is a 2002 Czech mockumentary film directed by Petr Zelenka. It stars musicians who act as themselves: Czech folk music band Čechomor, musicians and poets Jaromír Nohavica, Karel Plihal and British musician and composer Jaz Coleman. The soundtrack also includes two pieces by the Killing Joke: ''Frenzy'' and ''Exorcism''. Plot Dutch documentary film director, Jan Holman, goes to the Czech Republic to make a film about curing alcoholism. At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting he finds a man named Jaromir Nohavica who becomes his friend. Another friend of Nohavica, Karel Plihal, becomes mute, and Nohavica decides to start a tour with the band Čechomor to help cure him. When Jan Holman follows with his camera in tow, he finds many inexplicable events along the way. Awards and nominations It was awarded the Crystal Globe at the 37th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and won the Findling Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cottbus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hřebejk
Jan Hřebejk (; born 27 June 1967) is a Czechs, Czech film director and actor. Life and career Born in Prague, Hřebejk graduated from high school in 1987 and continued his studies at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) from 1987 to 1991, majoring in screenplay and dramaturgy. He was at FAMU alongside Petr Jarchovský, who is also his classmate from high school and subsequently a frequent collaborator as a screenwriter. While at FAMU, Hřebejk directed and produced two short films, ''Co všechno chcete vědět o sexu a bojíte se to prožít'' (1988) and ''L. P. 1948'' (1989), from scripts written by his classmate Petr Zelenka (director), Petr Zelenka. His professional directorial debut was a short film for Czech TV, ''Nedělejte nic, pokud k tomu nemáte vážný důvod'' (1991), also written by Zelenka. His films caught the attention of viewers and critics, and entered student film festivals. Also while still at FAMU, Hřebejk and Jarcho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up And Down (2004 Film)
''Up and Down'' ( cs, Horem pádem) is a 2004 Czech comedy film directed by Jan Hřebejk. The film first premiered in France at the Cannes Film Market on May 19, 2004. The film was the Czech Republic's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot Milan and Goran are two criminals who smuggle illegal immigrants. One night after they complete a smuggle, they discover that one of the immigrants has left a baby behind. Milan and Goran decide to sell the baby to Lubos and Eman, who are responsible for running an illegal baby adoption center. Lubos and Eman make attempts to sell the baby to Miluska and Frantisek, a barren couple. Concurrently a university professor is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, setting into action a complicated train of family reunions, partings, and conflicts. Cast Awards and nominations Czech Lion *Won, "Best Actress" - ''Emília Vášáryová'' *Won, "Best Dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip Renč
Filip Renč (born 17 August 1965) is a Czech film director, screenwriter, and actor. Biograph Filip Renč was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Since his childhood, he already proved his enthusiasm for movies and drama. As a young boy he appeared in several movies, including ''Julek'' (1980) and ''Leve kridlo'' (1983). During his studies at FAMU (Film and TV School of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague) he created documentaries (Zapadákov, Srdíčko) for which he was awarded at the International film schools festival in 1987 and 1988. His debut movie ''Requiem for a Maiden'' was also a great success at the Czechoslovakian film festival FORUM in Bratislava. In the following years he directed a number of successful movies, including ''From Subway with Love'' (2005) and his latest piece ''At Your Own Risk'' (2008) which has just recently been released. He directed not only movies but also TV commercials and even music videos. He also wrote screenplays which he later directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Román Pro ženy
''Román pro ženy'' is a Czech comedy film based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Michal Viewegh. It was released in 2005. The Czech title means "A Novel for Women" but the film is known in English as ''From Subway With Love''. Cast * Zuzana Kanócz as Laura *Marek Vašut as Oliver *Simona Stašová as Jana *Stella Zázvorková as Granny *Miroslav Donutil as Zemla * Laďka Něrgešová as Ingrid * Jaromír Nosek as Rickie * Klára Sedláčková as Sandra *Jaromír Dulava as Laura's father *Peter Smith as Jeff *David Švehlík as Hubert *Saša Rašilov Saša Rašilov (6 September 1891 – 4 May 1955) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1913 and 1954. Rašilov was an actor, comedian, clown and cabaret, grandfather of actor Saša Rašilov Jr. and his brother Vac ... as Parachutist * Juraj Ďurdiak as German Hans *Viera Kučerová as 1st Hair-dresser *Alena Vitáčková as 2nd Hair-dresser External links * 2005 films Czech comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Účastníci Zájezdu
''Účastníci zájezdu'' (''Holiday Makers'') is a Czech comedy film based on the 1996 novel ''Účastníci zájezdu'' (The Sightseers) by Michal Viewegh. It was released in 2006. Cast * David Hlaváč - Roko * Šárka Opršálová - Irma * Miroslav Krobot - Karel (older) * Eva Leinweberová - Jituš * Anna Polívková - Jolana * Eva Holubová - Jolana's mother * Bohumil Klepl - Jolana's father * Jana Štěpánková - Helga * Jitka Kocurová - Pamela * Kristýna Leichtová - Denisa * Martin Pechlát - Vladimír * Martin Sitta - Jarda * Jaromír Nosek Jaromír, Jaromir, Jaroměr is a Slavic male given name. Origin and meaning Jaromír is a West Slavic given name composed of two stems ''jaro'' and ''mír''. The meaning is not definite: *Polish ''jary'' (archaic) = „spry, young, strong“; ''m ... - Ignác * Ondrej Koval - Max External links * 2006 films Czech films 2006 comedy films Czech comedy films {{2000s-CzechRepublic-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juraj Jakubisko
Juraj Jakubisko (born 30 April 1938) is a Slovak film director. He has directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often takes the dual role of cinematographer, and is often also credited as a screenplay writer as he usually co-writes or writes the scripts of his movies. In 2000 he was named Best Slovak Director of the 20th century by film critics and journalists. His work is often described as magical realism. Career Before entering the film industry, Jakubisko taught still photography at a secondary school for applied arts in Bratislava, and worked for a television company in Košice. In 1960 he moved to Prague where he attended the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), studying film direction under Václav Wasserman. He graduated in 1965 and began working with Alfréd Radok at the Laterna Magika theatre in Prague. He began winning international acclaim with his experimental short films before making his first feature '' Crucial Years'' ( sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Poledňáková
Marie Poledňáková (, 7 September 1941 – 8 November 2022) was a Czech film director, screenwriter, writer, and media entrepreneur. She graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1970. Biography Poledňáková was born in Strakonice, the daughter of a university professor, and was raised in Nepomuk. After graduating from high school, she wanted to study chemistry, but this was not allowed: some members of her family had emigrated from the then-communist country and this was considered a serious offense which affected the rest of the family. Thus, instead of going to college, she went to work in a cookware factory. Poledňáková married Ivan Poledňák, a musicologist, and they had one son, Petr Poledňák. The pair divorced when Petr was eight. In 1961, dramaturge Jaroslav Dietl offered Poledňáková the position of assistant director at Czechoslovak Television. She worked in that capacity for 10 years while also taking evening classes at the Academy of Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Troška
Zdeněk Troška (born 18 May 1953) is a Czech film director and screenwriter. He mainly directs comedies and fairy-tale films. Personal life Troška is deeply connected with the South Bohemian Region. He was born in the hospital in Strakonice, but he grew up in Hoštice, where he still lives and where he filmed several of his films (mostly notably the ''Slunce, seno...'' trilogy). He studied directing at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and also at Lycée Carnot in Dijon, France. Work Troška ranks among contradictory and sometimes controversial directors. Although he is educated and receives offers to direct classical operas and film dramas like '' Andělská tvář'' (2002), he is most famous for cheap comedies and fairy tales intended for an undemanding audience. His films are usually highly criticized by film critics, but they are successful and profitable in cinemas. Troška made several fairy tale films, often following patterns where a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Brothers (2014 Film)
''Three Brothers'' ( cz, Tři bratři) is a 2014 Czech film directed by Jan Svěrák and written by his father, Zdeněk Svěrák. Plot The film is about brothers Jan, Pepa and Matěj. They set up to find a bride. The film is divided into three parts. Each part follow one brother as he finds his love. Jan saves Sleeping Beauty and a cursed Kingdom. Jan then marries Sleeping Beauty and becomes new King. Matěj becomes Gamekeeper in Jan's forest. He saves Little Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother from evil Wolf. Matěj is then promised to marry Little Red Riding Hood when she becomes old enough. Pepa falls in love with Maruška who lives her Stepmother and her Stepsister Holena. Stepmother tries to get him to marry Holena but Pepa rejects her and eventually marries Maruška. Cast * Tomáš Klus as Jan * Vojtěch Dyk as Pepa * Zdeněk Piškula as Matěj * Kateřina Kosová as Sleeping Beauty * Sabina Rojková as Maruška * Gabriela Míčová as Mother of the brothers * Oldřich Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
