Ivan Franěk (born 17 June 1964), sometimes credited as Ivan Franeck, is a

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and

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Early life and education

He was born in

Plzeň Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabita ...

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

. Franěk moved to

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in 1989.

Career

His first major role was appearing as Tobias in the

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Brucio Nel Vento ''Burning in the Wind'' ( it, Brucio nel vento) is a 2002 Italian- Swiss romance-drama film written and directed by Silvio Soldini. It is based on the Agota Kristof's short novel ''Hier''. It was entered into the main competition at the 52nd Be ...

'' (English: ''Burning in the Wind'') (2002), directed

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. He has performed in

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and French films and television, and has made an occasional appearance in Czech films including appearing as Karel in the drama film '' Tajnosti'' (English: ''Little Girl Blue'') (2007) directed by

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Selected actor filmography

* ''

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'' (2001) * '' Absolitude'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''

Vodka Lemon ''Vodka Lemon'' ( ku, Vodka Lîmon, hy, Վոդկա լիմոն, russian: Водка Лимон) is a 2003 film directed by the Iraqi–Kurdish director Hiner Saleem. Plot The film is set in a Yazidi village in Armenia, still suffering economic ...

'' (2003) * ''

Burning in the Wind ''Burning in the Wind'' ( it, Brucio nel vento) is a 2002 Italian- Swiss romance-drama film written and directed by Silvio Soldini. It is based on the Agota Kristof's short novel ''Hier''. It was entered into the main competition at the 52nd ...

'' (2002) as Tobias * ''

Les Marins Perdus ''Les Marins perdus'' is a 2003 French film based on a novel by Jean-Claude Izzo. It was written and directed by Claire Devers. Cast * Bernard Giraudeau : Diamantis * Miki Manojlović : Abdul Aziz * Sergio Peris-Mencheta : Nedim * Marie Tri ...

'' (2003) * ''

Sulla Mia Pelle ''Sulla mia pelle'' is the first album by Italian singer Noemi, released on October 2, 2009. The album was certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Track listing ''Sulla mia pelle'' Bonus track ;Only for tho ...

'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2004) as Bruno Winterstein * ''

Le Cri ''Le cri'' is a 2006 French-Belgian television miniseries. Plot This saga tells what was the life of Metalworkers of Lorraine through the story of a working-class family: the Panaud. From 1845 until the blast furnaces closed in 1987, the life of ...

'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2006) as Thomas Jozic * '' Tajnosti'' (English: ''Little Girl Blue'') (2007) as Karel * ''

The Army of Crime ''The Army of Crime'' (french: L'Armée du crime) is a 2009 French drama-war film directed by Robert Guédiguian and based on a story by Serge Le Péron, who is also one of three credited for the screenplay. It received a wide release in France o ...

'' (2009) as Feri Boczov * ''Isole'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2012) * ''

La grande bellezza ''The Great Beauty'' ( it, La grande bellezza ) is a 2013 art drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in com ...

'' (2013) * ''

Blood of My Blood "Blood of My Blood" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'', and the 56th overall. The episode was written by Bryan Cogman, and directed by Jack Bender. Bran Stark and Meera Reed are resc ...

'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

Bloody Richard ''Bloody Richard'' ( it, Riccardo va all'inferno; ''Richard Goes to Hell'') is a 2017 Italian musical drama film directed by Roberta Torre, starring Massimo Ranieri and inspired on William Shakespeare's ''Richard III''. The film has been presente ...

'' (2017) * ''

The Invisible Boy - Second Generation ''The Invisible Boy: Second Generation'' ( it, Il ragazzo invisibile: Seconda generazione) is a 2018 Italian fantasy-superhero film directed by Gabriele Salvatores. It is the sequel to the 2014 film ''The Invisible Boy''. Plot Three years after ...

'' (2018)

References

External links

* 1964 births Living people Actors from Plzeň Czech male film actors Czech male television actors Czechoslovak emigrants to France 21st-century Czech male actors {{cinematographer-stub