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Šakalà Léta
''Big Beat'' () is a 1993 Czech musical comedy directed by Jan Hřebejk. It is set in 1959 in Prague's Hotel International Prague, Hotel International. The film was Hřebejk's breakthrough box-office hit and the first feature film made by Hřebejk and Petr Jarchovsky as a directing-writing team. Jarchovsky wrote the script based on a story by Petr Šabach. The music and lyrics were written for the film by singer-songwriter Ivan Hlas, and veteran cameraman Jan Malir also worked on the film. The film won four Czech Lion awards, including Best Film of 1993, Best Director (Hřebejk), Best Actor (Josef Abrhám) and Best Original Score. Plot The film is set in 1959 in and around the Hotel International Prague, Hotel International. A young man calling himself "Baby" (Martin Dejdar) arrives at the home of Prokop (Josef Abrhám) and his family, ostensibly to care for their mutual elderly relative. Baby wears eccentric clothes, plays guitar, and has a passion for Rock and roll, rock 'n' ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hřebejk
Jan HÅ™ebejk (; born 27 June 1967) is a Czech film director and actor. Life and career Born in Prague, HÅ™ebejk graduated from high school in 1987 and continued his studies at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) from 1987 to 1991, majoring in screenplay and dramaturgy. He was at FAMU alongside Petr Jarchovský, who is also his classmate from high school and subsequently a frequent collaborator as a screenwriter. While at FAMU, HÅ™ebejk directed and produced two short films, ''Co vÅ¡echno chcete vÄ›dÄ›t o sexu a bojÃte se to prožÃt'' (1988) and ''L. P. 1948'' (1989), from scripts written by his classmate Petr Zelenka. His professional directorial debut was a short film for Czech TV, ''NedÄ›lejte nic, pokud k tomu nemáte vážný důvod'' (1991), also written by Zelenka. His films caught the attention of viewers and critics, and entered student film festivals. Also while still at FAMU, HÅ™ebejk and Jarchovský wrote a comedy screenplay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |