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 (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

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. Franěk moved to

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in 1989.

Career

His first major role was appearing as Tobias in the romance drama film '' Brucio Nel Vento'' (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 filmography

* ''

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'' (2001) * '' Absolitude'' (2001) * '' Cuore di Donna'' (2002) * '' Vodka Lemon'' (2003) * ''

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'' (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 Trintign ...

'' (2003) * '' Sulla Mia Pelle'' (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 * ''

Clare and Francis ''Clare and Francis'' () is a 2007 Italian television film directed by Fabrizio Costa. The film deals with the friendship and the spiritual journey of Francis of Assisi and Clare of Assisi. Plot Cast * Ettore Bassi as Francis of Assisi * ...

'' (2007) as Federico * ''

The Army of Crime ''The Army of 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 on 16 September 2009 and o ...

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

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'' (2012) * ''

La grande bellezza ''The Great Beauty'' ( ) 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 competition for the Palme ...

'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2016) * '' Bloody Richard'' (2017) * '' The Invisible Boy - Second Generation'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2019)

References

External links

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