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Vladimír Michálek
Vladimír Michálek (born 2 November 1956 in Mladá Boleslav) is a Czech film director and screenwriter. Life Michálek graduated from Czech film Academy ''FAMU'', Prague, in 1992. Starting during his academic study he was filming documentaries. He joined the Barrandov Studios as assistant director, where he worked with Andrew Birkin ( Burning Secret), Reinhard Hauff, Ted Kotcheff ( The Shooter), Margarethe von Trotta and Bernhard Wicki. He has four children. Work 1994 was the year of the release of his first feature film, ''Amerika'', a free adaptation of the Kafka novel. In 1996 ''Forgotten Light'' followed, a film adaption of the Jakub Deml novel. The film ran on the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, as did this next movie, ''Sekal Has to Die'', two years later. The latter won ten Czech Lion awards, including Best Direction, and succeeded ''Forgotten Light'' as the Czech Oscar-nominee. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. It is a major centre of the Czech automotive industry thanks to the Škoda Auto company and therefore the centre of Czech industry as a whole. The city was named after Duke Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Boleslaus II, who founded a Gord (archaeology), gord here. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Mladá Boleslav consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Mladá Boleslav I (1,237) *Mladá Boleslav II (26,057) *Mladá Boleslav III (9,409) *Mladá Boleslav IV (857) *Bezděčín (356) *Čejetice (1,145) *Čejetičky (1,094) *Chrást (260) *Debř (912) *Jemníky (187) *Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlastimil Brodský
Vlastimil Brodský (15 December 1920 – 20 April 2002) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films, and is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema. One of his best-known roles was as the title character in '' Jakob der Lügner'' for which he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. He also played the king in the hit children's TV series '' Arabela'' and as Alois Drchlík in '' The Visitors''. His final film role was as a pensioner named Frantisek in '' Autumn Spring''. This role earned him his first and only Czech Lion (a prestigious film award), for best actor. Personal life He was married to the actress Jana Brejchová for 16 years before getting a divorce; actress Tereza Brodská is their daughter. Brodský also had a son, actor Marek Brodský. Brodský committed suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Risk factors for suicide include mental di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Screenwriters
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 *Czech (surname) *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Check (other) * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) The Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and ... * Czechia (other) {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Film Directors
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 *Czech (surname) *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Check (other) * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) The Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and ... * Czechia (other) {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jáchym Topol
Jáchym Topol (born 4 August 1962) is a Czech Republic, Czech poet, novelist, musician and journalist who became a laureate of the Czech State Award for Literature in October 2017 for his novel ''A Sensitive Person'' and his life work to date. Life Jáchym Topol was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, to Josef Topol, Czechs, Czech playwright, poet, and translator of Shakespeare, and Jiřina Topolová, daughter of the famous Czech Catholic writer Karel Schulz. Topol's writing began with lyrics for the rock band Psí vojáci, led by his younger brother, Filip Topol, Filip, in the late '70s and early '80s. In 1982, he cofounded the samizdat magazine ''Violit'', and in 1985 ''Revolver Revue'', a samizdat review that specialized in modern Czech writing. Because of his father's dissident activities, Topol was not allowed to go to university. After graduating from Gymnasium (school), gymnasium he worked as a stoker, stocker, construction worker, and coal deliveryman. Several times he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andel Exit
''Andel Exit'' (also called as Angel Exit) is a 2000 Czech drama movie directed by Vladimír Michálek with Jan Cechticky and Klára Issová. The movie was based on the 1995 novel of Jáchym Topol named Anděl. The movie earned two Czech Lion Awards in 2000 for Best Design and Best Editing. The movie vividly depicts the former atmosphere and architecture around Anděl in the 1990s, before the progressive renovation of the neighbourhood. The efforts came to fruition in the early 2000s with the construction of Zlatý Anděl, a multi-purpose office and business development, followed by a shopping centre and many more new businesses. Synopsis The film is about Mike, an addict and a thief, who decides to get away from drugs after falling for his new neighbour Jane. However, his girlfriend Kaja keeps an influence on him and convinces him to cook one last batch. Following tricks of Kaja, Mike ends up in South Africa where he gets involved with local gangsters and meth dealers. Cast *J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekal Has To Die
''Sekal Has to Die'' (, ) is a 1998 Czech film directed by Vladimír Michálek. It was the Czech Republic's submission to the 71st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The plot takes place in the small Moravian village during World War II. Cast * Bogusław Linda as Ivan Sekal * Olaf Lubaszenko as Jura Baran * Agnieszka Sitek as Agnieszka * Jiří Bartoška as Priest * Vlasta Chramostová as Mari * L'udovít Cittel as Runt See also * Cinema of the Czech Republic * List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... * List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgotten Light
''Forgotten Light'' () is a 1996 Czech film directed by Vladimír Michálek. The screenplay by Czech-American Milena Jelinek is based on a 1934 book by Jakub Deml which is considered a masterpiece of Czech literature of the 20th century. The film was the Czech Republic's submission to the 70th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The protagonist is Father Holý, a village priest, who battles the state and religious bureaucracies of 1980s Czechoslovakia to raise money for a new church roof. Permeated by his love for the villagers, his encounters are marked by his good humor. In his losing battle against Church and State, Holý is ordered transferred away from his parish and his allies. Cast * Bolek Polívka as Vicar Holý * Veronika Žilková as Marjánka * Petr Kavan as Francek * Jiří Pecha as Klíma * Antonín Kinský as Count Kinský * Ji� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinaski
Henry Charles "Hank" Chinaski is the literary alter ego of the American writer Charles Bukowski, appearing in five of Bukowski's novels, a number of his short stories and poems, and the films '' Barfly'' and ''Factotum''. Although much of Chinaski's biography is based on Bukowski's own life story, the Chinaski character is still a literary creation that is constructed with the veneer of what the writer Adam Kirsch calls "a pulp fiction hero." Works of fiction that feature the character include ''Confessions of a Man Insane Enough to Live With the Beasts'' (1965), ''Post Office'' (1971), '' South of No North'' (1973), '' Factotum'' (1975), ''Women'' (1978), '' Ham on Rye'' (1982), ''Hot Water Music'' (1983), ''Hollywood'' (1989), and ''Septuagenarian Stew'' (1990). He is also mentioned briefly in the beginning of Bukowski's last novel, ''Pulp'' (1994). Chinaski is a writer who worked for years as a mail carrier. An alcoholic, womanizing misanthrope, he serves as both the protagonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucie (band)
Lucie () is a Czech rock band. After an initial period of stabilization of band members and musical style (1985-1987), they entered the music scene with their first single "Pár fíglů" in 1988. Over the next sixteen years, the band released seven studio albums, two concert albums, and one compilation album. On 2 October 2004, the group entered a "planned creative break" that ended in December 2012. History Formation and breakup Lucie was founded by guitarist Robert Kodym and bass guitarist Petr (Břetislav) Chovanec (P.B.CH.), who had been performing together in the band Prášek. They eventually came up with the idea to form their own band. It was the year 1985, and the duo added Tomáš Waschinger on drums. They wrote a number of new songs, one of which was the hit "Lucie", which was later included on their self-titled debut album. The band was joined by Petr Franc on keyboards, and the last member became Michal Penk, on vocals. Several band members were getting better deals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedona Film Festival
The Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF) is an annual, eight-day film festival in Sedona, Arizona. The festival was founded in 1994. History In 2023, the festival was listed on ''MovieMaker'''s "20 Great Film Festivals in Vacation Destinations." Notable attendees * Pierce Brosnan * Nicolas Cage * Richard Dreyfuss * Michael Moore * Rita Rudner * Gary Sinise * Keely Shaye Smith * Lea Thompson * Jonathan Winters Lifetime Achievement Award winners * Jane Alexander (2018) * Jacqueline Bisset (2023) * Joan Collins (2013) References External links Official website * {{coord, 34.8631, -111.7971, display=title, region:US-AZ_type:landmark Film festivals in Arizona Tourist attractions in Coconino County, Arizona Tourist attractions in Yavapai County, Arizona Sedona, Arizona 1994 establishments in Arizona Film festivals established in 1994 History of Yavapai County, Arizona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland International Film Festival
The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is an annual film festival based in Cleveland, Ohio. CIFF is the largest film festival in Ohio and among the longest-running in the United States. The festival is held at Playhouse Square, the largest performing arts center in the United States outside of New York City. In 2023, '' MovieMaker'' included the festival on its list of the "25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World". CIFF is also an Academy Award-qualifying festival for short films. History Not to be confused with the Cleveland Film Festival which ran from 1948 to 1956 and honored sponsored films with "Oscars,", the CIFF had its inaugural festival in 1977 with seven feature films over eight weeks at the Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights. In 1991, the festival relocated to Tower City Cinemas in Downtown Cleveland. At points during its nearly five-decade run, the festival has also put on additional programming and events at other local venues, including the Akron Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
