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Otakar Vávra
Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He was born in Hradec Králové, Austria-Hungary, now part of the Czech Republic. Biography and career Vávra attended universities in Brno and Prague, where he studied architecture. During 1929–30, while still a student, he participated in the making of a handful of documentaries and wrote movie scripts. In 1931, he produced the experimental film ''Světlo proniká tmou''. The first movie he directed was 1937's '' Panenství''. His 1938 film ''The Merry Wives'' was praised in Variety for "first-rate direction, a salty yarn and elaborate production effort", even though it had undergone certain cuts because it was considered too "ribald" by American censors. Vávra was a member of the Communist Party from 1945 to 1989. After the Communists seized power in 1948, Vávra adapted quickly to the new political climate and produced films praising the current regime and su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation, the wider centre is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative parts Hradec Králové is made up of 21 city parts: *Březhrad *Hradec Králové *Nový Hradec Králové *Kukleny *Malšova Lhota *Malšovice *Moravské Předměstí *Piletice *Plácky *Plačice *Plotiště nad Labem *Pouchov *Pražské Předměstí *Roudnička *Rusek *Slatina *Slezské Předměstí *Svinary *Svobodné Dvory *Třebeš *Věkoše Etymology The city was originally named Hradec, which is a diminutive of ''hrad'' (i.e. "castle"). Later, when it was owned by Bohemian queens, the Králové attribute (from ''král, král ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Czechoslovak Coup D'état
In late February 1948, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, with Soviet backing, assumed undisputed control over the government of Czechoslovakia. It marked the onset of four decades of the party's rule in the country., sk, Február 1948) or "Victorious February" ( cs, Vítězný únor, sk, Víťazný február) The coup's significance extended well beyond the state's boundaries as it was a clear marker along the already well-advanced road to full-fledged Cold War. The event alarmed Western countries and helped spur quick adoption of the Marshall Plan, the creation of a state in West Germany, paramilitary measures to keep communists out of power in France, Greece and especially Italy, and steps toward mutual security that would, in little over a year, result in the establishment of NATO and the definitive drawing of the Iron Curtain until the Revolutions of 1989. Background In the aftermath of World War II, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) was in a favorable po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film And TV School Of The Academy Of Performing Arts In Prague
The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Filmová a televizní fakulta Akademie múzických umění v Praze) or FAMU is a film school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1946 as one of three branches of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. It is the fifth oldest film school in the world. The teaching language on most courses at FAMU is Czech, but FAMU also runs certain courses in English. The school has repeatedly been included on lists of the best film schools in the world by ''The Hollywood Reporter''. In the 1960s and 1970s, several young directors from Yugoslavia were FAMU students (Rajko Grlić, Srđan Karanović, Emir Kusturica, Goran Marković, Goran Paskaljević and Lordan Zafranović). All of these directors would become very successful in the following decades, prompting the coinage of the term ''Praška filmska škola'' ("Prague film school"), or ''Praški talas'' ("Prague wave"), which is sometimes considered a prominent subgenre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Moscow International Film Festival
The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film '' Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film '' Siete días de enero'' directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and the Polish film ''Camera Buff'' directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski. Jury * Stanislav Rostotsky (USSR - President of the Jury) * Vladimir Baskakov (USSR) * Otakar Vávra (Czechoslovakia) * Giuseppe De Santis (Italy) * Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Poland) * Raj Kapoor (India) * Christian-Jaque (France) * Tom Luddy (USA) * Margarita Lopez Portillo (Mexico) * Kurt Maetzig (East Germany) * Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (USSR) * Tabata Ndiaye (Senegal) * Emil Petrov (Bulgaria) * Konstantin Stepankov (USSR) * Tran Vu (Vietnam) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden Prizes: ** '' Christ Stopped at Eboli'' by Francesco Rosi ** '' Siete días de enero'' by Juan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Moscow International Film Festival
The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film '' Affection'' directed by Ludmil Staikov. Jury * Sergei Bondarchuk (USSR - President of the Jury) * Aleksey Batalov (USSR) * Julio Bracho (Mexico) * Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (Senegal) * Jerzy Hoffman (Poland) * Antonín Kachlík (Czechoslovakia) * René Clément (France) * Gina Lollobrigida (Italy) * Károly Makk (Hungary) * Kurt Maetzig (East Germany) * Toshiro Mifune (Japan) * Tolomush Okeyev (USSR) * George Stevens (USA) * Christo Christov (Bulgaria) * Kamal El Sheikh (Egypt) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden Prize: ** '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' by Vytautas Žalakevičius ** '' Affection'' by Ludmil Staikov * Golden Prize for Direction: Stanley Kramer for '' Oklahoma Crude'' * Special Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days Of Betrayal
''Days of Betrayal'' ( cs, Dny zrady) is a 1973 Czechoslovakian drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. The film was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma. It was also selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The film was meant as the first part of Vávra's "war trilogy" consisting of movies ''Days of Betrayal'', '' Sokolovo'' and '' Liberation of Prague''. Cast * Jiří Pleskot as Dr. Edvard Beneš * Bohuš Pastorek as Klement Gottwald * Gunnar Möller as Adolf Hitler * Jaroslav Radimecký as Neville Chamberlain * Martin Gregor as Édouard Daladier * Bořivoj Navrátil as Sergey S. Alexandrovsky * Otakar Brousek Sr. as Bonnet * Josef Langmiler as Cooper * Rudolf Krátký as Dr. Paul Schmidt – Hitler's interpreter * Günter Zschieschow as K. H. Frank * Fred Alexander as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokolovo (film)
''Sokolovo'' (Russian title ''Соколово'') is a 1974 Soviet–Czechoslovak war film made by Otakar Vávra depicting the Battle of Sokolovo in 1943. The film was published in two parts and was meant as the middle part of Vávra's "war trilogy" consisting of movies ''Days of Betrayal'', ''Sokolovo'' and '' Liberation of Prague''. Plot The plot begins in the Soviet Union showing first efforts to establish the Czechoslovak legion in 1942. The film also shows the assassination of Heydrich and the subsequent annihilation of Lidice. The main topis of the film is battles with German troops for Sokolovo. Cast *Ladislav Chudík as Ludvík Svoboda * Vladimír Samojlov as generálporučík * Jurij Solomin as general Shafarenko * Bohumil Pastorek as Klement Gottwald * Martin Štěpánek as npor. Otakar Jaroš *Lev Ivanov as náměstek lidového komisaře *Jiří Pleskot as Eduard Beneš * Hanjo Hasse as Reinhard Heydrich * Vladimír Ráž as Sergěj Ingr * Josef Langmiler as Zdeněk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Moscow International Film Festival
The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The festival line-up included the film ''Spellbound Wood'', directed by Norodom Sihanouk, the former King of Cambodia. Jury * Sergei Yutkevich (USSR - President of the Jury) * Román Viñoly Barreto (Argentina) * Aleksey Batalov (USSR) * Lucyna Winnicka (Poland) * Todor Dinov (Bulgaria) * Hagamasa Kawakita (Japan) * Leslie Caron (France) * András Kovács (Hungary) * Grigori Kozintsev (USSR) * Robert Hossein (France) * Jiří Sequens (Czechoslovakia) * Dimitri Tiomkin (USA) * Andrew Thorndike (East Germany) * Leonardo Fioravanti (Italy) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Grand Prix: ** '' The Journalist'' by Sergei Gerasimov ** ''Father'' by István Szabó * Special Golden Prize: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witchhammer
''Witchhammer'' ( cs, Kladivo na čarodějnice) is a 1970 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring Elo Romančík. Based on the novel ''Kladivo na čarodějnice'' by Václav Kaplický, ''Witchhammer'' relates the story of the Northern Moravia witch trials of the 1670s, focusing on the priest Kryštof Lautner, played by Romančík, who falls victim to the witchhunt after opposing the trials. The film contains possible allegory about Communist show trials in Czechoslovakia. The film had a limited release in Czechoslovakia. Despite this, it won awards at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in 1970 and is considered one of Vávra's finest films. Plot In the 1670s in Moravia, an altar boy observes an old woman hiding the bread given out during communion. He alerts the priest, who confronts the old woman. She admits that she took the bread with the intent to give it to a cow to re-enable its milk production. The priest reports the incident to the owner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance For Bugle (film)
''Romance for Bugle'' ( cs, Romance pro křídlovku) is a 1967 Czechoslovakian drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver Prize. It is based on the lyric poetry, lyrical epic poetry, epic poem Romance pro křídlovku, of the same name written in 1961 by František Hrubín. Cast * Zuzana Cigánová * Věra Crháková * Jaromír Hanzlík * Miriam Kantorková * Stefan Kvietik * Karel Roden as Funeral Agent * Jaroslav Rozsíval * Marie Stampachová * Jiří Štancl (actor), Jiří Štancl * Janusz Strachocki * Václav Švec * Július Vašek References External links * 1967 films 1967 romantic drama films 1960s Czech-language films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Otakar Vávra Czech romantic drama films 1960s Czech films {{romantic-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlatá Reneta
Zlatá is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the 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 .... It has about 400 inhabitants. History The first written mention of Zlatá is from 1357. References External links * Villages in Prague-East District {{CentralBohemia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against All
''Against All'' ( cs, Proti všem) is a 1956 Czechoslovak historical drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. It is based on the novel '' Proti všem'' by Alois Jirásek. The film's budget was 25 million KČs which made it the most expensive Czech film of the time. Itis the third part of Vávra's cinematic Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy. The plot is set after Jan Žižka and concludes the entire trilogy. It takes place in 1420. The central motif of the film is the fight between the Hussites and the troops of the First anti-Hussite crusade led by the heir to the Bohemian throne, the Hungarian King and Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxemburg. We also follow the development of Tábor and the disputes between the moderate party of Jan Žižka and the radical Picarts of Petr Kániš. Cast * Zdeněk Štěpánek as Jan Žižka z Trocnova * Gustav Hilmar as Ctibor z Hvozdna * Vlasta Matulová as Zdena * as Provost * Jan Pivec as Zikmund Lucemburský * as Jan Bydlinsky * Václav Voska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
