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Anna Geislerová
Anna Geislerová is a Czech actress. The recipient of five Czech Lion awards, three for Best Leading Actress and a further two for Best Supporting Actress, Geislerová is best known for her role of Eliška in the Academy Award-nominated movie ''Želary'' (2003) and as Anna in '' The Idiot Returns'' (1999). Career Born in Prague in 1976, Geislerová's rise to fame began at the age of 14 when she landed the leading role in Filip Renč's '' Requiem pro panenku'' (1991). Her numerous acting credits include Jan Svěrák's ''Jízda'' in 1994 as well as the film adaptation of Michal Viewegh's acclaimed novel ''Výchova dívek v Čechách'' (1997). Geislerová has won multiple Czech Lion awards. She won Best Supporting Actress in 2000 for her performance in Saša Gedeon's '' The Idiot Returns'', before winning Best Leading Actress in 2004 for Ondřej Trojan's ''Želary'', which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2006 Geislerová again won a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its Prague metropolitan area, metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Prague is a historical city with Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocence (2011 Film)
''Innocence'' () is a 2011 Czech drama film directed by Jan Hřebejk. Along with ''" Kawasaki's Rose"'' and ''"Honeymoon"'', ''Innocence'' is part of Hrebejk's loose trilogy of films in which shadows from the past already came to haunt the present of its characters. Cast *Anna Geislerová as Lída * Ondřej Vetchý as Tomáš *Hynek Čermák as Láďa *Zita Morávková as Milada * Anna Linhartová as Olinka *Luděk Munzar as Mr. Walter *Miroslav Hanuš as Petr *Daniel Czeizel as Štěpán *Alena Mihulová as Kamila *Rebeka Lizlerová as Tereza * Věra Hlaváčková as Zdravotnf sestra * Jiří Šesták as Sexuolog Awards ''Innocence'' picked up two awards at the 2011 Czech Film Critics' Awards, with recognition going to Anna Geislerová for Best Actress and Hynek Čermák Hynek Čermák (born 19 February 1973) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * '' Little Knights Tale'' (2009) * '' Kajínek'' (2010) * '' Men in Hope'' (2011) * '' Innocence'' (2011) * '' Gangster K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunacy (film)
''Lunacy'' () is a 2005 animated horror comedy-drama film written and directed by Jan Švankmajer. It is loosely based on two Edgar Allan Poe short stories, " The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" (1845) and " The Premature Burial" (1844), and partly inspired by the works of the Marquis de Sade. The film was shot between October 2004 and April 2005, on location in the village of Peruc close to Prague, and in Švankmajer's studio in the village of Knovíz. Plot Jean Berlot (Liska) is a deeply troubled man who has been haunted by violent hallucinations of being stuffed into a straitjacket by two orderlies since the death of his mother, who was committed to a mental institution before she passed on. While arranging his mother's funeral, Jean meets a fellow who claims to be the Marquis de Sade (Triska) and lives as if he is in 18th-century France rather than the 21st-century Czech Republic. Jean strikes up an alliance with the Marquis, though they can hardly be called fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kytice
''Kytice z pověstí národních'' (''A Bouquet of Folk Legends''), also known by the short title ''Kytice'' ( Czech for '' bouquet''), is a collection of ballads by the Czech author Karel Jaromír Erben. The collection was first published in 1853 and originally consisted of 12 poems. ''Lilie'' was added to the second edition in 1861. Poems # ' # ' (Treasure) # ' (The Wedding Shirt) # ' ( Lady midday) # ' (The Golden Spinning-Wheel) # ' (Christmas Eve) # ' (Little Dove) # ' (Záhoř's Bed) # ' (The Water-Goblin) # ' (Willow) # ' (Lily) # ' (Daughter's Curse) # ' (Seeress) Translations There are two full translations into English in print, Marcela Sulak (2012), ''A Bouquet of Czech Folktales'', Prague, Twisted Spoon Press, and Susan Reynolds (2012), ''Kytice'', London, Jantar Publishing. Marcela Sulak's translation has been used for subtitling performances of Dvořák's adaptations in Prague and the film version at the Warsaw Film Festival. The edition is illustrated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jízda
''The Ride'' () is a 1994 Czech drama film directed by Jan Svěrák Jan Svěrák (; born 6 February 1965) is a Czechs, Czech film director and screenwriter. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák, with whom he collaborated on his most successful films. He is among the most recognized Czech filmm .... Cast * Anna Geislerová as Anna * Radek Pastrnák as Radek * Filip Renc as Honzik * Jakub Spalek as Franta Awards * 1995 Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) References External links * 1994 films 1994 drama films Czech Lion Awards winners (films) 1990s drama road movies Czech drama road movies 1990s Czech-language films Crystal Globe winners {{1990s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantaghirò 3
''Fantaghirò 3'' (also known as ''The Cave of the Golden Rose 3'') is the third film from the ''Fantaghirò'' series. It was directed by Lamberto Bava, starring Alessandra Martines as the title character. It originally aired on television in 1993 as a two-parter, and hence is alternately titled as a double-set of ''Fantaghirò 5'' and ''Fantaghirò 6'' in certain releases. Kim Rossi Stuart, who played the hero in the previous two films, returned in this film but his role was much reduced. In the film, Princess Fantaghirò fights against the handsome but cruel wizard Tarabas (Nicholas Rogers) and his mother, the witch Xellesia (Ursula Andress), to bring back to life the prince Romualdo (Kim Rossi Stuart), turned into a stone statue, and save the child princess Esmeralda. Archenemy of Fantaghirò, the Black Witch (Brigitte Nielsen), also returns but this time as an unwilling helper of the princess. Plot Part 1 The evil wizard Tarabas has learned of a prophecy that a royal child no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantaghirò 2
''Fantaghirò 2'' (also known as ''The Cave of the Golden Rose 2'') is the second television film in the '' Fantaghirò'' series, directed by Lamberto Bava and originally aired in 1992 as a two-parter (and so is known in certain releases as ''Fantaghirò 3'' and ''Fantaghirò 4'' due to the previous instalment being a two-parter as well). Most of the principal cast of the previous film returned for this instalment. The story of ''Fantaghirò 2'' tells the continuing adventures of the titular princess ( Alessandra Martines), daughter of a king without a male heir (Mario Adorf), as she and Prince Romualdo ( Kim Rossi Stuart) are finally about to get married. However, Princess Fantaghirò is soon forced to fight for his heart against the wicked Dark Witch (Brigitte Nielsen) who opposes their pure relationship and has cast her love spell over the prince, and so Fantaghirò heads towards the Dark Kingdom to defeat the evil queen. Plot Part 1 Following the events of the first film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzana Geislerová
Zuzana Geislerová (born 14 March 1952) is a Czech actress known to United States audiences for her role as the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 miniseries ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' and its 2003 sequel, ''Frank Herbert's Children of Dune''. Geislerová studied at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She is the daughter of , and the aunt of , Anna and Ester In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an acid (either organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group () of that acid is replaced by an organyl group (R). These compounds contain a distin .... She has a son, Adam, from her first marriage to . References External links * Living people Czech film actresses Czech television actresses 1952 births Actresses from Prague 20th-century Czech actresses 21st-century Czech actresses Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni {{CzechRepublic-actor-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reflex (magazine)
''Reflex'' is a Czech Republic, Czech weekly magazine focusing on political, social and cultural topics. It was founded in 1990 and is currently owned by company Czech News Center. It is one of the Czech Republic's most controversial and widely read social-political magazines; its print circulation of 60,000 copies (as of January, 2010) reaches approximately 270,000 readers. Polls conducted by the Czech Publishers Association (''Unie vydavatelů'') in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 placed ''Reflex'' first in its category. Background ''Reflex'' was founded in 1990 following the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. Its first editor-in-chief, Petr Hájek (journalist), Petr Hájek and a group of promising, like-minded Czech journalists established its combination of political news journal and life style magazine. The result was an original and distinctively Czech approach to current affairs. Hájek's ideas and format were vindicated as Reflex gradually created its own niche within an ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ester Geislerová
Ester Geislerová (born 5 March 1984) is a Czech actress and former model. Biography Geislerová was born in Prague. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts. Her first film was F. A. Brabec's 1996 film '. She is the youngest of three sisters, including actress Anna Geislerová. Geislerová won the national Elite Model Look in 2002. Although she has acted on film and television, she has not acted on stage. In June 2005, aged 21, she gave birth to twins, daughter Mia Rosa and son Jan Étienne. She married the babies' father, Jan Kadlec, in April 2005.Ester Geislerová porodila dvojčata idnes.cz. Accessed 24 May 2024. (in Czech) Selected filmography *' (1996) *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europe's "Film festival#Notable festivals, Big Three" film festivals alongside the Venice Film Festival held in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival held in France. Furthermore, it is one of the "Film festival#Notable festivals, Big Five", the most prestigious film festivals in the world. The festival regularly draws tens of thousands of visitors each year. About 400 films are shown at multiple venues across Berlin, mostly in and around Potsdamer Platz. They are screened in nine sections across cinematic genres, with around twenty films competing for the festival's top awards in the Competition section. The major awards, called the Golden Bear and #Awards, Silver Bears, are decided on by the international jury, chaired by an internationally recog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
