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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 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 Jana Brejchová for 16 years before getting a divorce; together they had a daughter, actress Tereza Brodská. Brodský also had a son, actor Marek Brodský. Brodský committed suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar diso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrušov (Ostrava)
Hrušov ( pl, Gruszów or ''Hruszów'', german: Hruschau) is a part of the city of Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Republic. Hrušov is historically a market town, now administratively a part of the district of Slezská Ostrava. History It lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia and was first mentioned in a border agreement between Władysław Opolski, the duke of Opole and Racibórz and Ottokar II of Bohemia, in 1256 as ''Grusov''. It was again mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''Item in Grussow''. It witnessed heavy industrialization in the 19th century, coal was mined there, several factories were built, influx of migrant workers occurred. Hrušov gained market town rights in 1908. Formerly an independent municipality, it was incorporated into the city in 1941 by the Nazi mayor, Emil Beier. According to the Austrian census of 1910 the market town had 7, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mysterious Castle In The Carpathians
''The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians'' ( cs, Tajemství hradu v Karpatech) is a 1981 Czech comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. It is based on Jules Verne's novel '' The Carpathian Castle''. Production The film marks Lipský's third and final collaboration with screenwriter Jiří Brdečka. Props were created by artist Jan Švankmajer. Cast * Michal Dočolomanský as Count Teleke z Tölökö * Jan Hartl as Vilja Dézi * Miloš Kopecký as Baron Robert Gorc of Gorcena * Rudolf Hrušínský as Professor Orfanik * Vlastimil Brodský as Butler Ignác * Jaroslava Kretschmerová as Myriota * Evelyna Steimarová as Primadona Salsa Verde * Augustín Kubáň as Servant Zutro aka Tóma Hluchoněmec * Jan Skopeček as Frik See also * ''Dinner for Adele ''Dinner for Adele'' ( cs, Adéla ještě nevečeřela) is a 1977 Czech parody comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. Alternative titles were ''Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet'', ''Nick Carter in Prague'' and ''Adela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
When The Woman Butts In
''When the Woman Butts In'' ( cs, Kam čert nemůže) is a 1959 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Zdeněk Podskalský. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The study of Dr Frantisek Prucha, who bears the nickname Faust, is located in Faust's House, now converted into a hospital. Dr Prucha is worn out from overwork, thus he does not even notice the interest he is generating among the surrounding women. One of them unexpectedly appears at one of his lectures. In her red dress, she looks like Mephistopheles dressed as a woman, and Faust privately calls her Mephistopheles. After he returns home, under strange circumstances, he finds her in his room, and he begins to think he is suffering from hallucinations. Cast * Miroslav Horníček as Dr. Faust * Jana Hlaváčová as Mefistofela * Vlastimil Brodský as Borovička, Gastle Guide * Jiří Sovák as Mayor Hatl * Rudolf Hrušínský Rudolf Hrušínský (17 October 1920 – 13 April 1994) was a Czech actor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of Kings (1963 Film)
''The King of Kings'' ( cs, Král Králů) is a 1963 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Martin Frič. Plot summary Cast * Jiří Sovák as Lojza Králu - mounter * Miloš Kopecký as Izmail el Sarif ben Serfi * Vlastimil Brodský as Eda Brabec * Jiřina Bohdalová as Coiffeuse Lenka * Walter Taub as Assassin Poupard * Jiří Němeček as Company director * Ilja Prachar as Novák - Officer of Ministry of Foreign Affairs * Zdeněk Řehoř as Pantucek - Officer of Ministry of Foreign Affairs * Eduard Kohout František Eduard Kohout (6 March 1889 – 25 October 1976) was a Czech stage, film actor and television actor.Mitchell p.57 Selected filmography * ''Battalion'' (1937) * '' The Magic House'' (1939) * '' Nocturnal Butterfly'' (1941) * '' Happy Jou ... as Deputy minister * Jan Skopeček as Chamberlain * Ota Motycka as Janitor in factory * Lubomír Kostelka as Teacher of language * Zdenek Braunschläger as Constructor * Josef Bartunek as Guard * Jitka Frantová as Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cassandra Cat
''The Cassandra Cat'' ( cz, Až přijde kocour), also released under the titles ''When the Cat Comes'', ''The Cat Who Wore Sunglasses, One Day a Cat'' and/or ''That Cat'', is a 1963 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. The film won two major awards at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963, including the C.S.T. Prize and Special Jury Prize, Cannes. After a digital restoration, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and digital versions of were released in cinemas throughout the Czech Republic. Plot Robert is a school teacher in an undisclosed Bohemian village. He is under stress from Charlie, the foreboding town mayor who controls the happenings in town, and from his unfaithful and uncaring lover. Robert is forced to teach his students a ‘black and white’ view on life and a realist view on art, stifling imagination. For an ‘artistic’ painting class, Oliva, a castellan (and storyteller) is invited as the subject. Instead of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People On Wheels
''People on Wheels'' ( cz, Lidé z maringotek), also translated as ''Trailer People'', is a 1966 Czech drama film directed by Martin Frič. Cast * Vlastimil Brodský as Beznohý * Slávka Budínová Slávka Budínová (21 April 1924 – 31 July 2002) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in over 60 films and television shows between 1953 and 1999. Selected filmography * '' The Flood'' (1958) * '' Lidé z maringotek'' (1966) * ' ... as Marie * Josef Hlinomaz as Congr * Jozef Króner as Clown * Dana Medřická as Gruzínka * Ilja Prachar as Reimann * Čestmír Řanda as Director * Jaroslav Rozsíval as Ferdinand * Martin Růžek as Lotys * Jiřina Štěpničková as Zanda * Jan Tříska as Acrobat Vincek * Emília Vášáryová as Nina * Josef Vetrovec as Vencl References External links * 1966 films 1966 drama films Czechoslovak drama films 1960s Czech-language films Films directed by Martin Frič Czech drama films 1960s Czech films {{1960s-drama-fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closely Watched Trains
''Closely Watched Trains'' ( cs, Ostře sledované vlaky) is a 1966 Czechoslovak film directed by Jiří Menzel and is one of the best-known products of the Czechoslovak New Wave. It was released in the United Kingdom as ''Closely Observed Trains''. It is a coming-of-age story about a young man working at a train station in German-occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. The film is based on a 1965 novel by Bohumil Hrabal. It was produced by Barrandov Studios and filmed on location in Central Bohemia. Released outside Czechoslovakia during 1967, it won the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 40th Academy Awards in 1968. Plot The young Miloš Hrma, who speaks with misplaced pride of his family of misfits and malingerers, is engaged as a newly-trained train dispatcher at a small railway station near the end of the Second World War and the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. He admires himself in his new uniform and looks forward, like his prematurely retired train driver fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All My Compatriots
''All My Compatriots'', also known as ''All My Countrymen'' ( cs, Všichni dobří rodáci), is a 1968 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. Considered the "most Czech" of his contemporary filmmakers, Jasný's style was primarily lyricist.Liehm, Antonin. Closely Watched Films: Vojtěch Jasný. 1974. It took nearly 10 years to complete the script and it was his greatest work. The movie was based on real people from Jasný's hometown Kelč. The film was banned and the director went into exile rather than recant. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival where Jasný won the award for Best Director. Cast * Radoslav Brzobohatý as Peasant František * Věra Galatíková as František's wife * Vlastimil Brodský as Organist Očenáš * Vladimír Menšík as Jořka Pyřk * Waldemar Matuška as Peasant Zášinek * Drahomíra Hofmanová as Widow Machačová * Pavel Pavlovský as Postman Bertin * Václav Babka as tailor Franta Lampa * Josef Hlinomaz as Painter Frajz * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capricious Summer
''Capricious Summer'' ( cs, Rozmarné léto) is a 1968 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel. It is based on the novel ''Rozmarné léto'' (Summer of Caprice) by the Czech writer Vladislav Vančura. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The film won the Crystal Globe at 1968 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film depicts a humorous story of three men, a major (an artillery officer), a priest and a bath-keeper, during rainy summer days. Plot summary Cast * Rudolf Hrušínský as Antonín Dura * Vlastimil Brodský as Major Hugo * František Řehák as priest / abbé / canon Roch * Míla Myslíková as Kateřina Durová * Jana Preissová as Anna (as Jana Drchalová) * Jiří Menzel as Arnoštek, the tightrope walker * Bohuš Záhorský Bohumil "Bohuš" Záhorský (5 February 1906 – 22 September 1980) was a Czechoslovak actor. He appeared in more than one hund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
End Of A Priest
''End of a Priest'' ( cs, Farářův konec) is a 1969 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Evald Schorm. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Vlastimil Brodský as Verger Albert * Jan Libíček as Teacher * Zdena Škvorecká as Anna * Jana Brejchová as Majka * Jaroslav Satoranský as Toník * Vladimír Valenta as Farmer * Helena Růžičková as Farmer's wife * Josefa Pechlatová as Grandmother * Martin Růžek as White bishop * Gueye Cheick as Black Bishop * Andrea Čunderlíková as Božka * Libuše Freslová as Bride * Václav Kotva as Jan Páně * Pavel Landovský Pavel Landovský (11 September 1936 – 10 October 2014), nicknamed Lanďák, was a Czech actor, playwright, and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia. Biography Landovský was born in Havl ... as Watcher References External links * 1969 films Czech comedy films 1960s Czech-language films 1969 comedy films Czechoslov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larks On A String
''Larks on a String'' ( cs, Skřivánci na niti) is a 1969 Czech film directed by Jiří Menzel. The film was banned by the Czechoslovak government, but was later released in 1990 after the fall of the Communist regime. It tells the stories of various characters considered bourgeois by Czechoslovakia's communist government in the 1950s, who have been forced to work in a junkyard for the purposes of re-education. It won the Golden Bear at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Rudolf Hrušínský as Trustee * Vlastimil Brodský as Professor * Václav Neckář as Pavel Hvezdár * Jitka Zelenohorská as Jitka * Jaroslav Satoranský as Guard Andel * Vladimír Šmeral as Minister * Ferdinand Krůta as Kudla * František Řehák as Drobecek * Leoš Suchařípa as Public prosecutor * Vladimír Ptáček as Mlíkar * Eugen Jegorov as Saxophonist (as Evžen Jegorov) * Naďa Urbánková as Lenka * Věra Křesadlová as Convict * Věra Ferbasová Věra Ferbasová (21 Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
