Hynek Bočan (Born 29 April 1938) is a
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film director and screenwriter. He started his studies at
when he was 18 years old.
He started as an assistant director on movies ''
Ninety Degrees in the Shade
''Ninety Degrees in the Shade'' ( cs, Třicet jedna ve stínu) is a 1965 British-Czech drama film directed by Jiří Weiss.
Plot
It's very hot, putting a strain on everyone. A beautiful woman works in a shop in Czechoslovakia during the Communi ...
'', ''
Diamonds of the Night
''Diamonds of the Night'' ( cs, Démanty noci) is a 1964 Cinema of the Czech Republic, Czech film about two boys on the run from a train taking them to a concentration camp, based loosely on Arnošt Lustig's autobiographical novel ''Darkness Has No ...
'' or ''
Ikarie XB-1''. His first movie was an adaptation of
Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera (, ; born 1 April 1929) is a Czech writer who went into exile in France in 1975, becoming a naturalised French citizen in 1981. Kundera's Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979, then conferred again in 2019. He "sees himself ...
's story ''
Nobody Gets the Last Laugh'' in 1965. His movie ''
Pasťák'' (1968) was banned and only released in 1990
Selected filmography
* ''Hatered'' (1960) - short film
* ''
Nobody Gets the Last Laugh'' (1965) - Won Grand Prix at
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
* ''
Honour and Glory
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'' (1967)
* ''
Private Gale'' (1967) - Won Passinetti prize at
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...
* ''
The Borstal'' (1968) - Released in 1990
* ''
Záhada hlavolamu (1969) TV series
* ''
Svatební cesta do Jiljí'' (1983)
* ''
Give the Devil His Due
''Give the Devil His Due'' () is a 1985 Czech fairytale film directed by Hynek Bočan. It is one of the most popular fairytale films in the Czech Republic. The original Czech title means ''"No joking around with devils"''.
Plot
Petr's father mar ...
'' (1985)
References
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1938 births
Czech film directors
Czech screenwriters
Male screenwriters
Living people
Film directors from Prague
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